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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1990-04-25Mayor Richard A. Haffey Council: J ack Drago Gus Nicolopul os John R. Penna Roberta Cerri Teglia MINUTES City Council Municipal Services Building Community Room April 25, 1990 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 54956 of the Government Code of the State of California, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco will hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday, the 25th day of April 1990, at 7:05 p.m., in the Municipal Services Building Community Room, 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, California2 Purpose of the meeting: 1. Closed Session for the purpose of discussion of ~ personnel matters, labor relations, property negotiations and litigation. ar~bar~ A. Battay~k City of South San FranciSco Dated: April 19, 1990 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER: (Cassette NoJ 1) ROLL CALL: Councilmember Teglia arrived: Closed Session for the purpose of the discussion of personnel matters, labor relations, property negotiations and 1 i tigation. RECALL TO ORDER: ADJOURNMENT: ACTION TAKEN 7:10 p~mJ Mayor Haffey presidingJ Council present: Drago, Nicolopulos, Penna, and Haffey. Council absent: TegliaJ Councilmember Teglia arrived at 7:11 pJm~ Council adjourned to a Closed Session at 7:11 p.m. to discuss the items noticedJ Mayor Haffey recalled the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m., all Council present, no action taken. M/S Penna/Teglia - To adjourn the meeting· Carried by unanimous voice vote~ Time of adjournment was 7:42 pJm 4/25/90 Page 1 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, Barbara A. attaya, City C/l~rk City of South San Francis~6 APPROVED' .y 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. 4/25/90 Page 2 Mayor Richard A. Haffey Council: J ack Drago Gus Nicolopulos John RJ Penna Roberta Cerri Teglia MINUTES City Council Municipal Services Building Community Room April 25, 1990 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER: (Cassette No, 1) ROLL CALL: INVOCATION: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRESENTATIONS Proclamation - Federation Day for the Women's Clubs, April 25, 1990 AGENDA REVIEW ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ACTION TAKEN 7:43 p.m. Mayor Haffey presiding~ Council present: Council absent: Nicolopulos, Penna, Teglia~ Drago and Haffey. None. Reverend Neeley, Grand Ave~.Baptist Church, gave the invocation. The pledge was recitedJ PRESENTATIONS Councilmember Teglia read the Proclamation aloud, and presented it to S~S~F~ Women's Club President Louise Coleman. AGENDA REVIEW City Manager Armas stated that he had nothing to add or delete from the AgendaJ ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Donald Nelson, 420 Briarwood AveJ, stated that he had served the City as Battalion Fire Chief for thirty years, and for the last seven years as a CommissionerJ He pointed out the following situation to the Council: in the event a retired City employee who is covered by health insurance paid for by the City passes away, the widow's insurance that is paid for by the retiree must now get insurance on her own; the interrupted health insurance could result in the widow having increased drug and other expenses at a time when the coverage was needed the most~ He suggested that the City receive full payment for the heal th insurance for the widow and transmit it to the insurance carrier which would 4/25/90 Page i AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ORAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY FORUM Councilmember Teglia Requested: - Add lOa~ Report on wall at 175-195 Spruce Avenue. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS not result in any lapse of coverage, and the City would only be out of pocket for a small bookkeeping service each month and it would greatly facilitate the widows of safety employees. Councilmember Teglia stated that when staff researched the item it should also look at this applying to widows and widowers, Vice Mayor Drago stated that he had been approached by Mr. Nelson several weeks ago and had requested a report from the City Manager on what the options are to get protection for a surviving spouse of all retired City employees, and this information would be forthcoming. Councilmember Nicolopulos questioned if there was a conflict of interest for a Councilmember to vote on this item when he was a retired City employee~ Mayor Haffey suggested the Councilmember speak to the City Attorney privately for advi ce J COMMUNITY FORUM So ordered. Mayor Haffey related that the San Mateo County Operational Office of Emergency Services would have an emergency siren warning system test on Friday, 4/27/90 at 11:00 a.m. Councilmember Teglia wanted a future report on what these sirens were supposed to warn citizens of, and if the event were to happen that the citizens were warned about - how effective is the system, because she felt this was a jokeJ 4/25/90 Page 2 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of 4/11/90. 2~ Motion to confirm expense claims ofx~ 4/25/90 ~ 3; Motion to waive fees for Assembly- woman Speier's Town Hall Breakfast Meeting at the Municipal Services Building Social Hall on 5/20/90. 4~ Resolution approving submittal ~ of proposal for Federal funding for Senior Social Service Programs through San Mateo County Area Agency on Aging for fiscal year 1990/1991. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF GRANT APPLICATIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO SENIOR CENTERS 5~ Resolution establishing stop signs at Ponderosa/Valencia, Almond at Eucalyptus, Cottonwood at Eucalyptus, and Palm at Eucalyptus. 6~ A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 3812 AS AMENDED WHICH ESTABLISHES CERTAIN TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 11'28 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE Motion to adopt two ordinances: an ordinance on the Shearwater Specific Plan Zone District; and ordinance concerning the hours for door to door solicitation. AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING, REINSTATING, AND READOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 1008-87 PERTAINING TO CHAPTER 20;61 (SHEARWATER SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE DISTRICT) OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS CONSENT CALENDAR Approved; Confirmed in the amount of $982 ,720 ;57 ; Fees waived. RESOLUTION NOJ 41-90 Removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion by Councilmember Teglia. ORDINANCE NO, 1079-90 ORDINANCE NO. 1080-90 4/25/90 Page 3 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN CONSENT CALENDAR 6. Motion-Continued, 6;16~170 and 6,40.070 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING HOURS OF DOOR TO DOOR SOLICITATIONS Resolution establishing stop signs ~,o~° at Ponderosa/Valencia, Almond at ~ Eucalyptus, Cottonwood at Eucalyptus, and Palm at Eucalyptus. A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO, 3812 AS AMENDED WHICH ESTABLISHES CERTAIN TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 11.28 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 7. Motion to accept the Regional Transportation Issues Report. CONSENT CALENDAR M/S Teglia/Drago - To approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of Item NoJ 5. Carried by unanimous voice vote~ City Engineer Wong stated that the City had received a request to look at establishing stop signs at several loca- tions, and proceeded to relate the speci- fic sites and the studies conducted which had led to this recommendation~ Councilmember Teglia stated that she did not have any questions on the staff report, but removed the item to speak of another request for a stop sign at Baden and Eucalyptus that is also heavily tra- veled and a dangerous intersection. Ms. Louise Senatore, 322 Valencia DrJ spoke in favor of installing a three-waY stop sign at Ponderosa and Valencia Dr. She stated that she had circulated a petition over a 200 foot radius, and had signatures from 28 addresses who wanted the stop sign installedJ M/S Teglia/Penna - To adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO, 42-90 Carried by unanimous voice vote~ ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS Director of Planning Smith read her staff report addressing various upcoming transportation issues: MTC Resolution 2017; AB 3791; Proposition 111/Congestion Management Plan; County Transpor. Systems 4/25/90 Page 4 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 7, Motion - ContinuedJ ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS Management Plan; BART Extension; SFO Master Plan (a copy of the staff report is on permanent file in the Clerk's Office)~ Mayor Haffey expressed his concerns: that the Oyster Point Overcrossing Project was becoming very complex and of high priority to this City; and the EIR consultants had been advised to work with the MTC staff regarding adequate eva- luation of air quality impacts; that someone should be identified as the pro- ject manager - rather than the City Manager, who the Mayor felt was over burdened; the Mayor was concerned about the BART connection, which this City had not taken an official position on, and had personally been supportive of but only on two conditions - 1) that the sta- tion, Amtrak itself, be underground and adequate parking is provided; that a trestle would be horrible, and would split the town in half; document proposed an open ditch through the middle of the town, etc. Councilmember Teglia stated that this City had tried to be a team player with the County, other cities and agencies - far more than what was extended to this CityJ She stated that the council in meetings on BART had said they had major concerns on how this would traverse our community; the major impact during construction; that it was critical that this be underground and enclosed; that the City had been assured for the last thirteen years that the preferred align- ment all along, had been underground. She stated that this was reminiscent of the jail issue, and perhaps the City should look to making BART so very costly through SJSJF. that they have to reeva- luate their plans. She stated that the current plans go right through our one and only community park, that is being master planned for expansion in the next 4/25/90 Page 5 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN .... ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 7. Motion - Continued. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS fifteen years, and an open ditch between the Boys Club and Orange Park, and single family homes~ She stated that the City had to go on record right now very strongly letting them know that we will commit resources to fight this. City Manager Annas stated that staff had conveyed pretty emphatically Council's previous and current statement on the BART Extension, and had prepared letters over the Mayor's signature to Presidents of BART and Samtrans on the points mentionedJ Councilmember Teglia felt that was not sufficient because it was only paper and would be filed, and their plans would still be set in cementJ Vice Mayor Drago stated that everyone naturally opposes an open ditch, but as long as it was below surface and enclosed, what did it matter because they might come up with something that is 2' below the surface, Mayor Haffey and Councilmember Teglia stated that if it was subterranean, enclosed, aesthetically pleasing, and not an open ditch it would be acceptableJ Councilmember Penna stated that during his five months on Council he had attended six conferences having to do with housing and transportation have all stressed the need for a good public transportation system, and a tie in to the rest of the bay area. He cited his concerns with BART being extended: parking lots being added to a Chestnut Ave. Station and the number of cars going across E1Camino to get to the Chestnut Station would create more congestion; difficulty of people getting to work without using their automobile; system of connecting the BART trains to an electric type of train system at the 4/25/90 Page 6 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 7. Motion -Continued; 8~ Motion to refer the subject of ~x°~5 residential additions and parking requirements to the Planning Commission for study and recommen- dation. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS Montgomery St; Station and using the SP right-of-way to go down to San Jose. Councilmember Teglia was supportive of public transportation but stopped short of sacrificing this community's good; She wanted the track covered so people don't see it or fall into it, and it is not some sort of shed that cuts through our community. M/S Nicolopulos/Teglia - To review and accept the report with the provisos on the BART Station be very strongly communicated. Councilmember Teglia stated that the acceptance does not convey that we are accepting the content of the BART's thinking at this time, and wanted periodic reports back from the staff on this subject. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Councilmember Nicolopulos reiterated his comments on clean air and transportation gridlock and the three agencies empowered to deal with the subject, and urged the Council to cooperate with the agencies, Carried by unanimous voice vote. Director of Planning Smith stated that this item resulted from a request from a Councilmember, and proceeded to read her staff report. Councilmember Penna stated that there were people that may want to add on to kitchens, bathrooms, family rooms, and dining rooms traditionally in homes that have been built but have small spaces with a possibility of enlarging it without really adding to the density of the structure and thus triggering to the additional parking requirement. Councilmember Teglia stated that this had 4/25/90 Page 7 AGENBA ACT]ION TAKEN ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 8. Motion - Continued~ ITEMS FROM COUNCIL e Request by Councilman Penna to reconsider Council action on the Conference Center Executive Director. A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO EMPLOYEE CLASSIFI- CATION PLAN TO MODIFY THE SALARY FOR THE POSITION OF CONFERENCE CENTER DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS been an issue before the Council and it had been liberalized wherein every part of the City you may add on to your home without adding enclosed or additional parking up to a limit - which had been set for a purpose. She stated that people could add on without being pena- lized, but when people trigger and go past limits and create very huge addi- tions - that was a problem. She expressed concern over sending this on to the Planning Commission, because in the past that had been misinterpreted as the Council wanting this done, and the Commission had taken a position. Mayor Haffey stated he was open to a modification on this with the following provisos: 1) preserve on-street parking spaces; 2) don't have massive homes on small lots; 3) don't contribute to creating homes that are out of keeping with our unique neighborhoods. M/S Drago/Penna - To refer the matter to the Planning Commission for study and recommendation ~ Carried by majority voice vote, Councilmember Teglia voted no. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL Councilmember Penna stated that he had requested the item be reagendized because at the 3/14/90 meeting he had voted for a salary of $75,000 a year excluding all benefits. He felt that the issue of a Director's salary for the conference center is confused. He stated that bene- fits and a five step pay program had been discussed, but that had not been appro- ved; and had voted on a $75,000 salary excluding benefits as was indicated in the staff report. He stated that it was his expectation that staff would come to Council with a 4/25/90 Page 8 A G E N D A A C T I O N T AK E N ,~,~ ITEMS FROM COUNCIL 9. Request - Continued~ ITEMS FROM COUNCIL detailed benefit and incentive program to increase the salary. He stated that the vice Mayor had mentioned a 5% increase in salary as the director began to produce and it would have been tied to his pro- duction schedule. He stated that he had spoken to members of the Conference Board that were not members of the Council, and it was his understanding that they too had thought that the salary would begin at $6,063, which is $75,000 a year, and any increase that would occur over that including benefit packages would be decided by them, passed on to the City Manager, and then given to Council for approval. He referred to a memo from the Manager dated 3/9/90 which said conference center director staff report would be distri- buted Monday afternoon, and in this case there was no resolution before the vote. He referred to a resolution received by the Clerk on 3/15/90 with a salary of $5,219 per month plus $100 auto allowan- ce; another memo dated 3/19/90 from the Manager to the City Attorney changing that resolution followed by a memo from the City Attorney to the City Clerk and then a new resolution that was received on 3/19/90, five days after Council's vote. He stated that this all indicated to him that a lower salary range was discussed and agreed upon by someone, however, that information was never pre- sented to the Council for discussion. He questioned what the total compensation package for this position was - the total bottom line in dollars and cents. Mayor Haffey stated that he had not been in attendance at that meeting, but had viewed the VCR and had not found it con- fusing - that it was clear that the total compensation was approx. $8,400 that the Council voted on. Councilmember Penna stated that the staff 4/25/90 Page 9 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ITEMS FROM COUNCIL 9~ Request - ContinuedJ ITEMS FROM COUNCIL report dated 3/14/90, second page, speci- fically said that the salary of $6,163 was exclusive of related benefits and when he had made his motion to accept this salary, he had said it would only start at $6,163 and no other amount - which he had reaffirmed by.the recording and minutes of the meeting. Councilmember Teglia stated that there had been discussions jumping around on various areas: why don't we do this on a contract basis; why are we doing this; that the recommendation was to make this a department head for a lot of reasons, which is what the Council did; net dollars were discussed in salary and benefits in comparison packages in other cities, etc. Vice Mayor Drago stated that the closed session on negotiations had cleared up. some of his concerns and future policy. He stated that he could see why the Councilman could be misled similar to himselfJ He was content on what he voted for that night, but no where did he realize that another 7% was going to be added for the City paying the employee portion of the retirement system which raised the top step of what he voted on from $89,000 to over $96,000 pl us $20,000 of benefits. He spoke of the descrepan- ces of individual City brochures on the 7% PERS paid by the CityJ He also had a problem with the City Manager being able to hire the new position at any level in the range. Councilman Nicolopulos stated that he thought the salary reflected the PERS benefits other than social security, but had concern over whether the City had sufficient funds to pay the position~ Councilmember Teglia stated that if there was a problem with the executive manage- ment benefits package then that should 4/25/90 Page 10 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ITEMS FROM COUNCIL 9. Request- Continued. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL be negotiated at some point~ She stated that the position had been advertised with the full benefits, and if that was to be changed there could be a problem with applications already submitted during the recruitment. Mayor Haffey recalled conference board meetings wherein the industry members had spoken of the need to give as much as possible in dollars and benefits to attract the highest caliber of individual for this particular position that would be covered by new Transient Occupancy Tax~ He stated that there was actually an initial suggestion by the City Manager to have a lower salary than what was ultimately adopted. He stated that if it was a desire of the majority of the Council, the City could inform everyone that we are going to delay the operations of that particular center and delay the recruitment by going out and changing matters. He hoped the Council would have better foresight because this was covered by the addi- tional tax. Councilman Nicolopulos stated that the recruitment brochure stated that it was meant only as a generally descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change, further it does not constitute either an expressed or an implied contract ~ City Manager Areas stated that the staff report had been delayed for additional information for the accompanied chart, and the City Attorney had written the resolution based upon an earlier thinking; and the staff report had said the range was $6,163 to an upper limit with the clause exclusive of benefits to communicate that that figure was not intended to incorporate the other amounts, etc. 4/25/90 Page 11 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ITEMS FROM COUNCIL 9~ Request - Continued. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL He spoke in depth of department head per- formance evaluations. Councilmember Penna expressed concern that the Conference Director could only be hired at the A level, but it was solely at the discretion of the Manager to elevate the individual through the steps~ City Manager Annas stated that was correct, and was part of the reason he was hired to make professional judgments, to be accountable to the Council with respect to the broad management of the City, and to the extent that he did not fulfill Council expectations- he would not be here anymore. Councilmember Penna expressed concern over seeing a total compensation package for year. one - $101,000, and at step E $121,000. He stated that this was more than the City Manager and City Attorney or anyone else received, Mayor Haffey stated that that statement was not correct because Councilman Penna was taking the Manager's raw salary of $94,000 as opposed to the total compen- sation of another 30%. Councilmember Penna refutted the Palms Springs salary survey and the statistics of the size of the center presented at the earlier meeting, City Manager Annas related the history of staff inquiries on the position in Palm Springs, and his recent visit to the center. Councilmember Penna expressed concern: over a department head being paid to run a business; that the salary should be commensurate with the obligations at the time he starts; over only five board mem- bers being appointed, rather than seven; felt that recommendations for salary 4/25/90 Page 12 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ITEMS FROM COUNCIL 9. Request - Continued. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL increases should come from the Conference Board to the City Manager, then to Council to approve. Councilmember Teglia pointed out dif- ferences between Palm Springs and this City's Conference Center Director, and the criteria for performance evaluations~ She stated that she was angry with Councilman Penna's allegations that the two members of the Council 'on the Board were lying or misrepresenting facts, and felt that he should ask to be on the Boa rd ~ MrJ Dave Conners, Radisson Inn, stated that as a Boardmember he had said that the salary should be higher and had pointed up the lower cost of living in Palm Beach at the time. He spoke in depth of the experience and qualifica- tions needed for the right person who can promote business and run the Center~ Mr. Joe Ercoli, Leaning Tower Restaurant, stated that he was very conservative but felt that the high salary was necessary to attract a talented person to run the center. MrJ Rainers, Grovsner Properties, con- curred with MrJ Conners, but wanted to pay a greater salary than that offeredJ He stated that he had been concerned about the performance evaluation and had been assured by the Manager that if the person didn't perform he would not be in the position. Councilmember Penna stated that when he campaigned during his election he had supported and distributed literature for the Center. He stated that the only budget he had seen was for $300,000, and that in addition to the Director there would be two sales people and other people would be involved. 4/25/90 Page 13 A G E N D A A C T ! 0 N T A K E" C~i? ';:~.,~ ITEMS FROM COUNCIL 9. Request - Continued. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL He stated that people were saying that City funds would not be involved here, but indirectly they would because the City was the underwriter of the Center, and if the budget is exceeded, funds will have to be appropriated from some source. He stated that he supported the Center but felt that at the present time before the Center opened, what was needed was someone who could direct the City in a game plan - which he had not yet seen. He had not seen any minutes of any meetings that had taken place, and felt in the dark and that the salary should have started at a lower level. M/S Penna/Haffey - To adopt a Resolution by title only to rescind the Conference Director salary until staff can get with us to redo the salary. City Manager Areas stated that the only definitive budget approved was $300,000 for a year's lease, and there were operating costs of approximately 1~7 million dollars offset by 1.7 million dollars in revenue consisting of 1;2 million dollars from the Hotel tax and ~5 million dollars from the rental income use of the facility predicated on some conservative estimates on hotel occupancy had been exceeded, Mayor Haffey stated that it would be a shame if this motion would pass because of a $400 salary difference because of the PERS. Vice Mayor Drago stated that this was a unique position, but it was a City employee not a hotel convention employee, and the liabilities that go along with that are greater than an employee you can hire from the street, He stated that the Council was not privy to step increases for department heads, and felt the posi- tion was magnified and felt the Police Chief was a more sensitive position than 4/25/90 Page 14 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ITEMS FROM COUNCIL 9. Request - Continued. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL a Conference Center Director. Amended Motion/Second - Drago/Penna - To only speak to the inclusion of the 7%. Mayor Haffey stated that it could be amended if the maker and the second wished to have it amended - he made the second and would prefer to have this par- ticular motion voted on, and then he would entertain a separate motion, he called for the City Clerk to read the Motion. City Clerk Battaya began to recite the Amended Motion. Mayor Haffey stated that there is no amended motion -- he did not accept an amended motion. City Clerk Battaya stated that the origi- nal Motion was to rescind the salary of the Executive Director. Councilmember Penna stated no, the Motion was that we adopt a resolution by title only to rescind the Executive Director's salary and benefits and direct staff to come back by our next regular Council meeting with a complete salary and bene- fit resolution that specifies a total compensation package that we can all agree on. Motion failed - Councilmembers Teglia, Nicolopulos and Haffey voted no; Councilmembers Drago and Penna voted yes. M/S Teglia/Haffey - To honor the adver- tising commitment for the position and move forward. Motion failed - Councilmembers Penna, Nicolopulos and Drago voted no; and Councilmembers Haffey and Teglia voted yes. M/S Nicolopulos/Drago - To state that the salary range for this position, $6,163 - 4/25/90 Page 15 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ITEMS FROM COUNCIL 9. Request - Continued. 10. Report from Subcommittee on Chamber Business Exposition. ~ lOa. Report on 175-195 Spruce Ave. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL 7,491, and the 7% employee contribution PERS paid by the City is included in this salary of $6,163 and the other benefits agreed upon. RESOLUTION NO. 43-90 Councilmember Teglia questioned how this affected the applications already received. City Manager Armas stated that there was a need to communicate with all applicants that the information presented to them had been modified in the fashion to reflect Councilman Nicolopulos' Motion, and then provide them an opportunity to reconsider their decision should they care to or continue to have their can- didacy considered. He stated that it would be in writing and would be out in two to three weeks, and pending receipt of their responses we would not make a determination as to who to invite in the subsequent phases. Carried by majority voice vote, Councilmembers Te§lia and Haffey voted no. Councilmember Teglia stated that this had to do with the City booth at the Chamber of Commerce sponsored Trade Show, and the recommendation by the Subcommittee that the booth be manned by professional staff, i.e., Economic Development Coordinator Bob Switzer, and if necessary Director of Economic Development Costello to answer questions from new and old businesses regarding S.S.F. business cli- mate, etc. She stated that Council manning of the booth was felt to be inappropriate for a variety of reasons. Councilmember Teglia stated that she had asked for a report on 175-195 Spruce because the wall was in bad repair and had been pieced. 4/25/90 Page 16 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ITEMS FROM COUNCIL ITEMS FROM COUNCIL lOa, Report- Continued~ Director of Planning Smith stated that the Chief Building Inspector had looked at the wall which ranges from approx. 21/2' and goes up hill. She stated that the wall had been repaired and a cement post had been removed. She stated that the Building Inspector felt that this was all that could be done under the Building Code~ Councilmember Teglia stated she was extremely disappointed in patchwork improvement on high visibility cornersJ She stated that the City waits for some investment to be made in improvements, and felt on this the City should be doing a better job~ Councilmember Nicolopulos stated that the project had been visited and tested and the City was satisfied with its completion~ Director of Planning Smith stated that it was not a matter of being satisfied, but it does not fall under the jurisdiction of building inspectionJ CLOSED SESSION CLOSED SESSION 11. Closed session for the purpose of discussion of personnel matters, labor relations, property nego- tiations and litigation. Council chose not to hold a Closed SessionJ M/S Penna/Nicolopulos - To adjourn the meeting. Carried by unanimous voice voteJ ADJOURNMENT RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, Barbara A. Battaya, City ~Ferk City of South San Francisco Time was 10:00 p~mJ Rici~ard A{. Haffey. or City of South San ~cisco The entries of this Council meeting show the action taken by the C 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 copyingJ 4/25/90 Page 17