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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 2011-02-23 4) 0,sAN, MINUTE 9� r" - CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO e4 L1FOlt. REGULAR MEETING MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUILDING COMMUNITY ROOM 33 ARROYO DRIVE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 CALL TO ORDER: TIME: 7:13 P.M. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Councilmembers Addiego Gonzalez and Matsumoto, Vice Mayor Garbarino and Mayor Mullin. ABSENT: None. PRESENTATIONS • Certificate of Recognition presented to Olga Morse. Mayor Mullin presented the Certificate to Mrs. Morse noting her 50 plus years as a resident, her survival of two (2) world wars and a plague outbreak. At 101 years old, Mrs. Morse was an inspiration to many and truly appreciated. Mrs. Morse was stunned to hear about the award and was very grateful. She was glad to see the South San Francisco community grow and flourish, in no small part to a dedicated staff and accounted her longevity to the act of giving. The time she gave to the West Orange Library was very rewarding. • Proclamation presented to American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter, San Mateo County American Red Cross Leadership, Recognizing March 2011 as American Red Cross Month. American Red Cross Representative, Mary Bates accepted the proclamation. Ms. Bates noted that the past year, in particular, was a rough year locally, with the occurrence of the San Bruno Fire in September 9, 2010. She recognized the many who gave time, money and even blood. She extended an invitation to the Heroes Breakfast on June 19 and CPR Saturday for free adult CPR and disaster training. This event would be held at the MLK Recreation Center in San Mateo on March 18. • Recognition of CPRS Volunteers of the Year Award recipients Richard and Jeannette Holt. Award presented to Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Jeannette Holt for their years of dedicated volunteerism towards the benefit of the City of South San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Holt have volunteered at almost every City event, are members of the Improving Public Places Committee, current and former members of the Parks and Recreation of Committee and members of the Friends of the Parks and Recreation. They truly exemplify the spirit of community service and volunteerism. Mr. and Mrs. Holt thanked the City for being a wonderful place to live and giving them the opportunity to be helpful in any way they can. • Unveiling of Artwork by Ron Burgess displayed in the Atrium of the Municipal Services Building. Councilwoman Matsumoto described the renovation and improvements done to the atrium with mere $30,000. But, even with all the improvements something was still missing. To fill this void, local artist and community member, Ron Burgess was approached for the donation of a piece for the atrium. Mr. Burgess is a well recognized artist who has had numerous one -man shows. He is also responsible for greenhouse projects, and served as President of the San Mateo County Arts Council. Councilwoman Matsumoto also wanted to thank staff for their work on the atrium improvements, a location that serves as a good representation of the City during regional meetings. Mr. Ron Burgess stated it was his honor to provide something to the City in the way of art. South San Francisco was considered a leader in the arts throughout the community. Though he usually worked with bright colors, Mr. Burgess stated he wanted something exciting and different, showing power and emotion and opted for something in high gloss black and white that emitted a lot of power. He hoped the pieces would be enjoyed. Mayor Mullin announced a brief recess for the unveiling of the art work and light refreshments in the atrium. RECESS: 7:23 p.m. RETURN TO SESSION: 7:42 p.m. AGENDA REVIEW No changes. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL • Announcements. Councilmembers reported on attendance at community meetings and events, including: REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 23, 2011 MINUTES - 2 - Councilman Gonzalez noted his attendance of the first Community Based Transportation Planning meeting this afternoon. Information from the 2000 census was used to target certain areas of San Bruno and South San Francisco, most notably the Old Town area. The main focus was to emphasize community participation, identify transportation needs and ideas for solutions. Concerns were voiced that data from 2000 was too old and had since changed. He also attended a very informative presentation on preparing children for college with the Acting Superintendent of the South San Francisco Unified School District, Adolfo Melara and was encouraged by the level of participation from young students. Other events attended included the Peninsulas Conflict Resolution Center meeting about violence prevention, the World Series Trophy viewing and the Basque Cultural Center Anniversary. Councilman Addiego spoke of the recent and positive transition in leadership at the local Boys and Girls Club of North San Mateo County, located next to Orange Park. There was a presentation in front of the Miranda Lux Foundation. Mrs. Lux was the widow of Charles Lux, who in the 1800's put aside $500,000 for the primary focus of providing vocational training for young women. It was an excellent opportunity to reinforce that the foundation's beginnings were right here on the banks of the Colma Creek. He also noted the recent increase in partnerships with businesses including Takaeda and CVS Pharmacy. Partnerships were starting to grow as the needs of the community become recognized. Councilman Addiego also reported he and the Mayor had sat down with PG &E's local government affair and CH2M Hill representatives to talk about pipeline replacement. He felt it was a hopeful meeting and that the City's different approach may provide in dividends. Councilwoman Matsumoto reported on the recent Improving Public Places clean -up and two new location adoptions by Rich and Elaine Garbarino and South San Francisco's former postmaster, Ezio Nurisio. She also reported that she and Shane Looper may have secured the loan of some artwork from Richard Zowitz, creator of Tangle Toys. Joint Ventures Silicon Valley Conference focusing on Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda and Santa Cruz Counties. Reports were as expected, revenues falling in while expenditures increased. The venture felt the only way to remain competitive was bolster education as it stimulates job creation and employment. Councilwoman Matsumoto would like to have a group that would represent the City at future conferences. The Councilwoman continued by relaying information obtained from the Neighborhood Response Team ( "NRT ") report as she would now do on a regular basis. Statistics of arrests, gang activity, searches, and parole and probation violations were shared. Lastly, Councilwoman Matsumoto cautioned people to empty their cars, install adequate lighting at your place of residence and consider doing other little extras that will help prevent you from becoming a victim of crime. Vice Mayor Garbarino attended the Traffic Alliance Board of Directors meeting and reported shuttle services in the City had declined. Major causes included the reduction of the work force east of 101. Also on the agenda were the proposed Caltrain station eliminations, which would have a negative effect on our area. The Board was in the process of trying to get all city members to sign a letter in opposition to the station closures. On March 1, the Board of Supervisors would be proposing State budget reductions at the Supervisor's chambers in Redwood City. The League of California Cities Peninsula Division was sponsoring its annual bocce tournament; cost is $100 including a REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 23, 2011 MINUTES -3- full meal and refreshments. He also attended the trophy viewing with the Mayor and Councilmembers Gonzalez and Matsumoto. He thanked Parks and Recreation Director, Sharon Ranals and staff for the outstanding organization of the event. Mayor Mullin reported on his attendance of his first Metropolitan Transportation Commission ( "MTC ") meeting which, aside from the rotation of the Chair and Vice Chair, was rather uneventful. The 2010 annual report included progress on Bay Bridge and the short term /long term health of Caltrain. Discussions of stop cap measures would be taking place tomorrow in hopes of keeping trains running at full schedule for the next few years, though many things have to happen before the measures can occur. The Subcommittee on Programming and Allocations of the MTC would meet on March 9 regarding the Caltrain operations. Residents and businesses that will be affected by these events were welcome to voice their concerns at the community meeting of the Joint Powers Board ( "JPB "). The Mayor had attended a meeting of the JPB where he voiced his concern over the closure of the City's one (1) Caltrain station. He felt it was important for Biotech to get behind the effort. The City's boarding statistics were not impressive compared to other stations and the Mayor felt it was because the lack of a "baby bullet" and lobbying at the time, in addition to the location of the station. He would provide updates as things moved forward. Also attended was the City /County Association of Governments ( "C /CAG ") meeting, where the new nominations for Chair was Bob Grassilli of San Carlos, and Vice Chair nominations were Terry Nagel of Burlingame, Brandt Grotte of San Mateo and Carlos Romero of East Palo Alto. Tabled was a $2 million item on Safe Routes to Schools as concerns were voiced about giving the money to the County Superintended of Schools, a concern Mayor Mullin did not share. The Legislative Committee voted to send a letter supporting Redevelopment Agencies ( "RDA ") but fell shy of condemning Governor's proposal on RDA. They also voted to oppose giving Oakland, Alameda County and Santa Cruz Co. additional seat on the MTC as it would reduce San Mateo County's power. Lastly, he added thanks to Director Ranals and Parks and Recreation staff for the well organized trophy viewing event spoken of earlier. Lastly, there would be an Airport Land use Committee meeting which he would not be able to attend. He just wanted to bring it to staffs' attention that an item effective South San Francisco would be discussed though it seemed to be non - controversial and would likely get a "rubber stamp" of approval from the committee. As a last item of concern, Vice Mayor Garbarino felt the ficus tree or "Barry's Bush," in the atrium needed additional lighting, perhaps at the top. Councilwoman Matsumoto asked Mayor Mullin to explain a recent viewing event that had taken place at in the County involving his company. Mayor Mullin explained there was a viewing of a film entitled, "Last Train from Baymeadows," which would also be airing on a nationwide horseracing digital cable channel. The event was attended by almost 1000 people at the Fox Theater in Redwood City. The Historical Association was the sponsoring agency for this event. Mayor Mullin would make sure that the City's Historical Society would receive a copy for potential viewing. • Committee Reports. • Consideration of support for California Clean Cars Campaign. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 23, 2011 MINUTES - 4 - Mayor Mullin reported the Sierra Club had contacted Council about offering its support for their Clean Cars Campaign. Included in the packet was a brief fact sheet, but a resolution had not been drafted as of yet. The Mayor had agreed to bring it before Council to obtain a consensus on whether or not support would be offered. Currently the item was pending but it would eventually go before the Air Resources Board. City Manager Nagel stated a resolution would be necessary to offer support. Council wished for more information before deciding and was told to direct further questions to Executive Secretary, Irene Soto. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Motion to approve the minutes of January 14, 2011 and February 9, 2011. 2. Motion to approve expense claims of February 23, 2011. 3. Motion to accept the Street Rehabilitation Project as complete in accordance with the plans and specifications. 4. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to transmit a final payment to Wavedivision Holdings, LLC, of Kirkland Washington in order to complete the City's payment obligation for building the Fiber Optic Network in an amount not to exceed $58,000. 5. Resolution authorizing the purchase and installation of a sculpture by Roger White Stoller in an amount not to exceed $34,000 and amending the 2010/11 Capital Improvement Program Budget. 6. Resolution amending the City Council Handbook regarding reporting requirements. 7. Resolution authorizing reclassification of an employee from the position of Lead Plant Mechanic to position of WQCP Maintenance Supervisor and setting salary schedule for the position. 8. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Metromoblie Communications for the purchase and installation of twenty -one (21) Kenwood KDS- 100 Mobile Status Terminals in an amount not to exceed $36,486.45; and amending the Fire Department's Fiscal Year 2010 -11 Operating Budget. Motion - Councilman Addiego /Second - Vice Mayor Garbarino: to approve Consent Calendar item numbers 1 -3, and 6 -8. Unanimously approved by voice vote. Item No. 4: Mayor Mullin noted the item stemmed from an agreement in 1999, a Local Open Video Systems Agreement. His understanding o f the matter was that it sounded like the City was essentially reimbursing then RCN, now Astound for the building of a fiber optic ring in the City. Why are we paying them to build a ring to serve their customers? Do you have and history on this and what benefit do we see to tap into REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 23, 2011 MINUTES - 5 - this fiber ring. Director of Information and Technology Doug Hollis explained RCN had negotiated a franchise agreement with the City and needed a City owned fiber network. Director Hollis confirmed the City was directly benefiting from the use of the network. Councilwoman Matsumoto asked what the situation was with the Westborough area as they were to receive service and never had. Director Hollis stated he would review the contract. Manager Nagel stated the agreement was vague enough where they weren't locked into that option. Motion - Vice Mayor Garbarino /Second - Councilman Gonzalez: to approve Resolution No. 26 -2011. Unanimously approved by voice vote. Item No. 5: Councilwoman Matsumoto felt it was a lovely piece but her concern was over the fact that it was a Centennial piece. What took so long? Also, she stated historically these items come before Council which always approves the recommendation but she asked they be provided with the other options in the staff report. The Councilwoman also wanted the payment arrangements to go on record as this has been an issue with artists in the past. Lastly, she requested the Cultural Arts Commission come up with a back up location as selecting BART and PUC land had caused difficulties in the past. In response to the Councilwoman's concerns, Director Ranals understood the funds were not allocated until the end of the Centennial year, which was the reason for delay. As for the payments for the piece, they were being done in increments until its installation. Lastly, Director Ranals reported receipt of an email from PUC stating they were willing to issue the permit and that they have been very cooperative. Councilwoman Matsumoto still requested a back up site be selected. Councilman Gonzalez thought it was a beautiful piece and asked if there were any concerns about the risk of theft or vandalism. Vice Mayor Garbarino thanked the Commission for the selection of the piece and felt it was on equal footing with Millennium. If the site works out, it would be the perfect location. Kudos to the Commission. Mayor Mullin echoed the comments of his colleagues but also had concern with graffiti. He would hate to see it defaced. Director Ranals was confident the removal of graffiti would be easier from stainless steel, the material of the sculpture. Motion - Councilwoman Matsumoto /Second - Vice Mayor Garbarino: to approve Resolution No. 27 -2011. Unanimously approved by voice vote. COMMUNITY FORUM Councilman Gonzalez reminded the public that Measure J was approved in the last election and the district has started working. More information was available at School Board meetings. He urged residents to keep an eye on it. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 23, 2011 MINUTES - 6 - ADJOURNMENT Being no further business, Mayor Mullin adjourned the meeting at 8:31 p.m. Submitted by: Approved: )4U ht4A4 Anna M. Brown, Deputy City Clerk Kevin Mullin, Mayor City of South San Francisco City of South San Francisco REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 23, 2011 MINUTES - 7 -