HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1979-09-05Mayor Terry J. Mirri
Vice Mayor Ronald G. Acosta
Council:
William A. Borba
Emanuele N. Damonte
Roberta Cerri Teglia
MINUTES 2][7
CITY COUNCIL
W. Orange Avenue Library Auditorium
September 5, 1979
AGENDA
ACTION TAKEN
Regular Meeting
RegUlar Meeting
CALL TO ORDER (TF-OO1)
7:35 p.m. Mayor Mirri presiding.
COuncil present: Teglia, Borba, Acosta,
Damonte and Mayor Mirri.
council absent: None.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Recited.
Appointment of Mr. Louis Dell'Angela
~to the position of Director of
Community Development.
Mayor Mirri announced the appointment of
Mr. Louis Dell~Angela to the position of
Community Development Director, effective
September 17, 1979.
AGENDA REVIEW
AGENDA REVIEW
City Manager requested:
- Item 18 be continued to
September 19, 1979.
- Item 7 be discussed after the
Consent Calendar.
- Item 11 be continued to
September 12, 1979.
No objections - so ordered.
Councilwoman Teglia requested:
- Item 12 be removed from the
Consent Calendar.
No objections - so ordered.
CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes of the Adjourned Regular
Meeting of August 8, 1979, Minutes
of the Special Meeting of August 15,
1979 at 3:00 p.m., Minutes of the
Special Meeting of August 15, 1979.
Councilwoman Teglia abstained from voting
on the Minutes of the Adjourned Regular
Meeting of August 8, 1979.
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Claim as filed by David J. Friedenberg~ Denied and referred to Insurance Carrier
Atty. at Law, on behalf of Eric Kemp, and to the Office of the City Attorney.
alleging general and punitive damages
sustained as a result of an incident
involving members of the South San
Francisco police Dept.
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AGENDA
CONSENT CALENDAR - Continued
ACTION TAKEN
CONSENT CALENDAR - Continued
3. Claim as filed by J. N. Zimmerman, Atty.
at Law, on behalf of Robert Keller and
Michele Alice Burke, alleging damages
sustained as the result of an incident
involving members of the South San
Francisco Police Dept.
4. Claim as filled by. O. N. Zimmerman, Atty,
at Law, on behalf of Frances V. Keller
and Thomas E. Keller, alleging damages
sustained as the result of an incident
involving members of the South San
Francisco Police Depa~ment
5. Staff Report 9/5/79 - recommending
an award of bid for the Aerial
Platform Truck to Pac Power, Inc.
6. Staff Report 9/5/79 - recommending
adoption of Resolution authorizing
Application of 1976 State Bond Act
Funds - Appian Way Park Development
Project.
Denied and referred to Insurance Carrier
and to the Office of the City Attorney.
Dented and referred to Insurance Carrier
and to the Office of the City Attorney.
No objections - so ordered.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION
OF 1976 STATE BOND ACT FUNDS FOR
APPIAN WAY PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
7. Staff Report 9/5/79 - Transmitting
Planning Commission's Criteria for
Condominium Conversion approvals
and consideration of amendments to
the South San Francisco Condominium
Ordinance including possibility of
temporary moratorium.
8. Staff Report 9/5/79 - recommending
Public Hearing date of October 17,
1979 be set for appeal of UP-77-375/
John Bjorner, 1107 Old Mission Rd.
9. Staff Report 9/5/79 - recommending
Public Hearing date of October 17,
1979 be set for appeal of SA-7957/
John Bjorner, 450 Commercial Ave~
!0. Staff Report 9/5/79 recommending
Public Hearing date of October 17,
1979 be set for appeal of UP-77-374/
Neil J. Vannucc!.
RESOLUTION NO. 97-79
Taken off the Consent Calendar for
discussion after Item 20 (20-a).
No objections - so ordered.
No objections - so ordered.
No objections - SO ordered.
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AGENDA
CONSENT CALENDAR - Continued
11.
Staff Report 9/5/79 - recommending
adoption of Resolution authorizing
the City Manager to sign an agree-
ment with CH2M Hill to prepare a
Comprehensive Sewer Master Plan.
12.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION
OF AN AGREEMENT WITH CH2M HILL FOR
CONSULTING SERVICES IN PREPARING A
COMPREHENSIVE SEWER MASTER PLAN -
PROJECT NO. SS-79-1
adoption of Resolution approving
plans and specifications, authorizing
the work and calling bids for 1979-80
Colma Creek Tributaries Dredging
Program - Project No. SD-79-3.
13.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS, AUTHORIZING THE
WORK AND CALLING BIDS FOR 1979-80
COLMA CREEK TRIBUTARIES DREDGING
PROGRAM - PROJECT NO. SD-79-3
Staff Report 9/5/79 - recommending
adoption of a resolution awarding
the 1979-80 Street Resurfacing
Program - Project No. ST-79-3.
A RESOLUTION OF AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR 1979-80 STREET RESURFACING
PROGRAM, PROJECT NO. ST-79-3
14. A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER
1979 AS SAN MATEO COUNTY "VISITOR
MONTH"
15. A RESOLUTION COMMENDING PETE BIANCHI
ACTION TAKEN
CONSENT CALENDAR - Continued
Continued to the September 12, 1979
Adjourned Regular Meeting.
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Taken off the Consent Calendar for
discussion as Item 15a.
RESOLUTION NO. 99-79
RESOLUTION NO. 100-79
RESOLUTION NO. 101-79
M/S Acosta/Damonte - Consent Calendar
by Motion duly adopted and approved.
Unanimously carried by voice vote with
the exception of Councilwoman Teglia
abstaining on approval of Minutes of the
Adjourned Regular Meeting of August 8, 1979.
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AGENDA
PUBLIC SERVICES
15a.
Staff Report 9/5/79 - recommending
adoption of Resolution approving
plans and specifications, authoriz-
ing the work and calling bids for
1979-80 Colma Creek Tributaries
Dredging Program - Project No.
SD-79-3
A RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS, AUTHORIZING THE
WORK AND CALLING BIDS FOR 1979-80
COLMA CREEK TRIBUTARIES DREDGING
PROGRAM - PROJECT NO. SD-79-3
APPROVAL OF BILLS (TF-51)
16. Regular Bills of September 5, 1979
CITY MANAGER (TF-60)
17.
Staff Report 9/5/79 - recommending
(1) Introduce Ordinance which amends
Ordinance #449, Section 6, by adding
the classifications of Director of
Public Services/City Engineer (U);
Engineering Technician and Assistant
City Attorney (U); and deleting the
classes of Director of Public Ser-
vices (U); Administrative Assistant
to City Attorney and City Engineer.
1st Reading/Introduction
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6, OF
ORDINANCE NO. 449, ADOPTED MARCH 21,
1960, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO RECREAT-
ING AND RE-ESTABLISHING A PERSONNEL
SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO AND REPEALING ORDINANCE
NO. 216 AND ALL INCONSISTENT
ORDINANCES."
~_CI£ON T A KEN
PUBLIC SERVICES
Councilwoman Teglia asked for reassurance
that the dredging of Colma Creek would
be accomplished before the rains came
thus not creating a flood problem.
Director of Public Services/City Engineer
Yee related that this was the normal time
of year for the bids to go out and the
work to get under way.
M/S Teglia/Acosta - That the Resolution
be adopted.
RESOLUTION NO. 98-79
Carried unanimously by voice vote.
APPROVAL OF BILLS
Due to conflict of interest, Councilman
Borba recited the list of bills he wished
to be deleted.
M/S Borba/Teglia - To approve bills not
deleted. Carried unanimously by voice
vote.
M/S Acosta/Teglia - To approve deleted
bills. Carried by majority voice vote,
Councilman Borba did not participate on vote.
CITY MANAGER
City Manager Birkelo explained various
changes in job specifications which
necessitated an update of the classifi-
cation plan.
Council questioned Director of Public
Services/City Engineer Yee on the
engineering job specifications requested
by Ordinance to be changed.
M/S Borba/Teglia - That the reading of
the Ordinance in its entirety be waived
and that the Ordinance be introduced and
read for the first time by reading title
only.
Carried unanimously by voice vote.
M/S Borba/Teglia - That the Ordinance be
introduced by reading title only.
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AGENDA
CITY MANAGER - Continued
17. Staff Report 9/5/79 - Continued
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION
PLAN BY THE ADDITION, DELETION, AND
MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES
18. Public Hearing - UP-79-495
Staff Report 9/5/79 recommending
Council uphold the decision of the
Planning Commission in denying
UP-79-495 a Use Permit of Kanaan Jajeh
to establish off-sale beer and wine
sales at 391 Grand Avenue.
FINANCE
19. Staff Report 9/5/79 - recommending
Council, by Motion, award the bid
for Cypress and Pine Playlot to
Sibbald Construction Inc. in the
amount of $65,402.
PARKS AND RECREATION
20.
Staff Report 9/5/79 - recommending
a Public Hearing date be set for
discussion of Magnolia Center.
CITY MANAGER (TF-139)
20a.
Staff Report 9/5/79 - Transmitting
Planning Commission's Criteria for
Condominium Conversion approvals
and consideration of amendments to
the South San Francisco Condomium
Ordinance including the possibility
of a temporary moratorium.
ACTION TAKEN
CITY MANAGER - Continued
Carried unanimously by voice vote.
M/S Borba/Teglia - That the Resolution
be adopted.
RESOLUTION .NO. 1.02-79
Carried unanimously by voice vote.
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Continued to September 19, 1979.
FINANCE
M/S Teglia/Borba - That the award of
bid go to Sibbald Construction Inc.
Carried unanimously by voice vote.
PARKS AND RECREATION
Council instructed Staff to make available
to the public all information on this
subject by posting same in each of the
libraries. Public Hearing was set for
September 26, 1979.
M/S Acosta/Borba - That the Public Hearing
be set for September 26, 1979.
Carried by majority voice vote with
Councilwoman Teglia abstaining.
CITY MANAGER
Mayor Mirri queried the City Manager as
to whether the Sub-Committe which was
appointed by the Planning Commission,
made recommendations to the Commission
that may have differed from existing
Council policy.
City Manger Birkelo explained that the
Council's Ordinance 692-75 had established
regulations.
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A G E N D A
CITY MANAGER - Continued
20a. Staff Report 9/5/79 - Continued
RECESS: (TF-353)
RECALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Mirri welcomed the new
Superintendant of Parks & Landscape.
20A. Staff Report of 9/5/79 - Continued
(TF-412)
ACTION TAKEN
CITY MANAGER - Continued
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Acting City Planner Christians explained
the Planning Commission's Resolution
2250 which has been used as an evaluating
criteria for the many requests for
condominium conversion approvals the
City has received.
Acting City Planner Christians further
related that a firm called Echo had done
research on this subject and had advised
the Planning Commission that a minimum of
25 units per project should be the
criteria.
Councilwoman Teglia questioned the
controls in effect that would prevent
such projects from being a blight to
neighborhoods. A discussion followed
about standards of maintenance for the
condominium conversions.
Councilman Acosta. discussed revoking Use
Permits and the Uniform Housing Code as
tools to aid the City in forcing a set
of standards of maintenance on the
condominium conversion owners.
City Attorney Noonan advised the Council
on their recourses, i.e., injunction relief
for U.P. conditions, revocation of U.P., etc.
Mayor Mirri declared a recess at 8:44 p.m.
The meeting was recalled to order by
Mayor Mirri at 9:06 p.m. All Council was
in attendance.
Mayor Mirri welcomed Mr. Sylvester Duplessis
as the new Superintendant of Parks and
Landscaping.
M/S Borba/Teglia - That Council at the
next agenda meeting consider adopting a
temporary moratorium on condominium
conversion.
Passed by unanimous voice vote.
Mayor Mirri solicited comments from the
audience.
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AGENDA
CITY MANAGER - Continued
20a. Staff Report 9/5/79 - Continued
(TF-429)
PUBLIC SERVICES
21.
Staff Report 9/5/79 - recommending
adoption of a Resolution authoriz-
ing the execution of an Agreement
between the County of San Mateo,
the Town of Colma and the City of
South San Francisco regarding the
Crestwood Creek Channel Improve-
ment Project.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION
OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY
OF SAN MATEO, TOWN OF COLMA AND
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
REGARDING THE CRESTWOOD CREEK
CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Mayor Mirri left the podium.
22.
Staff Report 9/5/79 - recommending
rejection of all bids.received for
the Downtown Revitalization,~
Project ST-79-1 - Assessment Dist.
ACTION TAKEN
CITY MANAGER - Continued
Mrs. Doris Agee, Stonegate #2, suggested
Council solicit input from citizens of
condominium living and invited Council
to attend a Stonegate #2 Board meeting
in October.
Mr. Larry Casey, Citizens Action League,
expressed concern over parking needs and
the existing building codes.
Mr. Jake Jones, #1 E1Campo Dr., spoke
in favor of a moratorium and on parking
space allotments.
Mr, Frank Mammini, 90 Alita Way, questioned
the necessity of any condominium conver-
sions if 2 to 1 parking existed.
Mrs. Helen Price, Redwood City, expressed
a definite set of standard rules needed
to be enforced.
PUBLIC SERVICES
Director of Public Services/City Engineer
Yee introduced the agreement wherein
the County and the Town of Colma have
agreed to participate in the Crestwood
Creek Channel Improvement Project.
Councilman Borba expressed concern at
the inequitabity of the dollar figures.
Director of Public Services/City Engineer
Yee explained there was little leverage
for negotiation as Colma is upstream and
does not have the problem South San
Francisco has by being downstream.
M/S Teglia/Acosta - That the Resolution
be adopted.
RESOLUTION NO. 103-79
Carried unanimously by voice vote.
Mayor Mirri left the podium at 9:42 p.m.
and did not participate in the following.
City Manager Birkelo explained that the
low bid received was substantially higher
than the Project and the Downtown Committee
recommended all bids be rejected and go
out for bids again.
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A G E N D A ACT_~_ON TAKEN
PUBLIC SERVICES - Continued
22. Staff Report 9/5/79 - Continued
A RESOLUTION REJECTING BIDS CITY
OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOWNTOWN
REVITALIZATION PROJECT NO. ST-79-1
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.
Mayor Mirri returns to the podium.
ITEMS FROM STAFF
23. Progress Report on Airport Noise
Abatement and Joint Land Use
Study. (TF-579)
24. Informational Report - SB174 Funds
(TF-688)
PUBLIC SERVICES - Continued
M/S Borba/Teglia - That the Resolution
be adopted.
RESOLUTION NO. 104-79
Carried by majority voice vote with
Mayor Mirri absent.
Councilman Acosta related for the infor-
mation of the general public that this
action does not stop the revitalization
of the downtown, it is just a rejection
of the bids. The Assessment District
as it stands - still stands.
Mayor Mirri returns to the podium at 9:44
p.m.
ITEMS FROM STAFF
City Manager Birkelo presented a Staff
Report to Council in answer to a prior
request for information on the use of
Runway 28 and the Shoreline Departure
route by the San Francisco International
Airport.
A discussion followed on noise levels
recorded at two monitoring stations
located in South San Francisco.
Councilwoman Teglia directed Staff to
become more involved With official noise
abatement procedures and present a
detailed report to Council as soon as
possible.
Councilman Damonte asked if Staff had
checked with the Airport to see if more
flights were being added to Runway 28
and taken off Runway 1.
Councilwoman Teglia suggested there be
a Staff member to receive all complaints
on airplane noise and compile it for
the Council.
Director of Parks & Recreation Norton
mentioned a discussion at a Joint Meeting
with Council and the Parks & Recreation
Commission regarding removal and relocation
of a memorial at W. Orange and updating
the landscaping. The Funds of the Capital
Improvement Budget can not be used until
funding is established. Staff could use
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AGENDA
ITEMS FROM STAFF - Continued
24. Information Report - SB174 Funds -
Continued
25. Request for an Executive Personnel
Session.
City Manager Requests:
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL
Councilwoman Teglia
Councilman Borba
ACTION TAKEN
ITEMS FROM STAFF - Continued
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a contingency of $6,500 for the aforemen-
tioned work.
Director of Parks & Recreation continued
that he would like to address Council
at the October 3rd Meeting with a
formal Resolution authorizing Staff to
apply for SB174 Funds that could be
used for the project.
The consensus of Council was to proceed
as recommended.
City Manager Birkelo related that the
item to be discussed was labor relations.
Mayor Mirri stated this item would follow
Good and Welfare.
City Manager Birkelo requested Council
adjourn the meeting to September 12, 1979,
4:30 p.m., to consider a Resolution
regarding appointment of a new member
of the Board of Directors of the South
San Francisco Public Facilities Corpor-
ation and to continue Budget Hearings.
City Manager Birkelo presented the
proposed Resolutions to be acted upon
at the League of California Cities
Annual Conference.
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL
Mentioned that the Park & Recreation
Commission wanted to take back their
building on Hillside. She asked that
when this item was presented to Council
for approval background material be
supplied.
Received a complaint about a four-plex
being constructed on Hillside Boulevard
at Evergreen with septic tanks without
notification to the City of South San
Francisco.
Councilman Borba read into the record a
letter received from the South San
Francisco Citizens Action League on the
above subject dated September 4, 1979.·
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A G E N D A
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL - Continued
Councilman Borba - Continued
(TF-790)
- Recent Newspaper
Article.
Councilman Acosta
Mayor Mirri
GOOD AND WELFARE (TF-897)
ACTION TAKEN
ITEMS FROM COUNCIL - Continued
226
A discussion followed on septic tanks
and the resultant potential health
problems.
City Manager Birkelo related that the
town of Colma did authorize a septic
tank for a duplex on the property, but
no permits have been issued yet. The
Water Quality Control Board has said a
waiver is needed prior to construction.
Mayor Mirri directed the City Manager
to pursue this subject and see what
steps the City Council can take.
Councilman Borba reaffirmed his voting
record.
Requested the City Manager to investigate
an action taken at an arterial stop sign
on Chestnut and Sunshine and come back
to Council with a written report.
Related that some time ago Mr. Jones
had a problem regarding a rental resi-
dential property in his neighborhood.
At that time Council told Mr. Jones they
would evaluate legal approaches to
handle matters similar to his. But so
far nothing has been done.
Councilwoman Teglia asked what Council
can do about neglected yards.
City Attorney Noonan advised Council
on some of the prior recourses used.
Mayor Mirri directed the City Attorney
to draw up papers covering the recourses
Council may employ.
There being nothing further from Council
Mayor Mirri invited anyone to speak
under Good and Welfare.
Mrs. Helen Price, Redwood City, felt that
Councilman Borba should get a vote of
confidence from Council supporting his
convictions on voting.
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AGENDA
GOOD AND WELFARE - Continued
Executive Personnel Session (TF-923)
RECALL TO ORDER
ADJOURNMENT:
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
ACTION TAKEN
GOOD AND WELFARE - Continued
Mr. Casey, Citizens Action League, asked
if the City could send a letter to the
Water Quality Control Board and the City
of Colma requesting EIR reports on septic
tanks.
Mr. James Peters, 1309 Crestwood Dr.,
expressed thanks to Mr. Yee for seeing
that Colma Creek is being corrected,
and to Councilwoman Teglia for coming
to investigate the problem in the rain.
Council adjourned to an Executive
Personnel Session to discuss labor
relations at 10:37 p.m.
The Meeting was recalled to order at
ll:30 p.m., all Council present. Labor
relations were discussed with no action
taken.
M/S Damonte/Teglia that the meeting stand
adjourned to Wednesday, September 12, 1979
4:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Carried unanimously by voice vote.
Time of adjournment 11:32 p.m.
APPROVED:
Barbara A. Battaya, City ~'erk
City of South San FrancisCo
Terry J. M~rr~ Mayor
City of South San Francisco
The entries of this Council meeting show the'action taken by the City Council to
dispose of the item. Oral presentations, 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.
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