HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 2016-03-30 @6:00MINUTES SPECIAL
MEETING CITY
COUNCIL
OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO P.O.
Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, California 94083
Meeting to be held at:
CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
400 GRAND AVENUE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016
6:00p.m.
1. Call to Order. Time: 6:07 p.m.
2.
Roll Call. PRESENT: Councilmembers Matsumoto,
Garbarino and Normandy, Vice
Mayor Gupta and Mayor
Addiego.
ABSENT: None.
3. Public Comments- comments are limited to items on the Special Meeting
Agenda.
None.
4. Agenda Review.
None.
BOARD AND COMMISSION INTERVIEWS/APPOINTMENTS
5. Interview Applicants for Multiple Positions
6:00p.m.: Alvin Zachariah (Cultural Arts Commission, Mosquito Abatement
District)
6:10p.m.: Davylyn Perez (Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Parking
Place Commission, Personnel Board, Planning Commission)
6:20p.m.: Olma O'Neill (Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Cultural
Arts Commission, Parking Place Commission, Personnel Board)
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6:30p.m.: Betty Yip (Cultural Arts Commission, Planning Commission)
6:40p.m.: Natalie Gore (Cultural Arts Commission, Planning Commission)
6:50p.m.: Dominador Ofrecio (Planning Commission, Cultural Arts
Commission)
7:00p.m.: Sam Shihadeh (Parking Place Commission, Planning Commission)
Council interviewed applicants Alvin Zachariah, Olma O'Neill, Betty Yip, Natalie Gore, Dominador
Ofrecio and Sam Shihadeh. Applicant Davylyn Perez was absent.
6. Interview Applicants for Cultural Arts Commission
7:10p.m.: Jessica Madrid-Nickle
7:20p.m.: Karen L. Ochsenhirt
7:30p.m.: Florida Ventura
Previously interviewed applicants Gore, 0'Neill, Ofrecio, Yip and Zachariah.
Council interviewed applicants Jessica Madrid-Nickle, Karen L. Ochsenhirt and Florida Ventura.
7. Interview Applicants for Personnel Board
7:40p.m.: Teresa Avelar
Previously interviewed applicants 0'Neill and Perez. Application submitted by
B.J Patel, but no interview availability for Personnel Board.
Applicant Teresa Avelar was not present. Mayor Addiego suggested we move on to the next
applicant.
8. Interview Applicants for Parking Place Commission (2 term expirations, James and
Shihadeh)
7:50p.m.: Shirley James
Previously interviewed applicants 0'Neill, Perez and Shihadeh.
Council interviewed applicant Shirley James.
9. Interview Applicants for Planning Commission
8:00p.m.: John Poletti
Previously interviewed applicants Gore, Ofrecio, Patel (interviewed on March
16, 2016), Perez, Shihadeh, Tzang (interviewed on March 16, 2016) and Yip.
Applicant John Poletti withdrew his application before the meeting.
10. Interview Applicants for Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
8:10p.m.: Laura Stupi
Previously interviewed applicants 0'Neill and Perez.
Council interviewed applicant Laura Stupi.
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11. Interview Applicant for Multiple Positions
8:20p.m.: Kayla Halili Tolentino (Cultural Arts Commission, Mosquito
Abatement District, Planning Commission)
Council interviewed applicant Kayla Halili.
12. Discussion and consideration of appointment of applicants to the Bicycle and
Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Council may appoint two (2) applicants to
respective seats on the Committee.
Applicants 0'Neill, Perez and Stupi.
13. Discussion and consideration of appointment of applicants to the Personnel Board.
Council may appoint one (1) applicant to a partial term to expire December 31, 2016.
Applicants Avelar, 0'Neill, Perez and Patel.
14. Discussion and consideration of appointment of applicants to the Parking Place
Commission. Council may appoint two (2) applicants to respective full terms
expiring December 31,2018.
Applicants James, 0'Neill, Perez and Shihadeh.
15. Discussion and consideration of appointment of applicant to the Planning
Commission. Council may appoint one (1) applicant to a partial term expiring
December 31,2018.
Applicants Gore, Ofrecio, Patel, Perez, Poletti, Shihadeh, Tolentino, Tzang and
Yip.
16. Discussion and consideration of appointment of applicant to the Cultural Arts
Commission. Council may appoint one (1) applicant to a partial term expiring June
13, 2016.
Applicants Gore, Madrid-Nickle, Ochsenhirt, Ofrecio, Tolentino, 0'Neill, Ventura,
Yip and Zachariah.
17. Discussion and consideration of appointment of applicant to the Mosquito
Abatement District. Council may appoint one (1) applicant to the Committee for a
partial term to expire December 31, 2017.
Applicants Tolentino and Zachariah.
Mayor Addiego announced due to number of applicants that interviewed they will hold another
meeting at a future date to discuss and appoint applicants.
Recess: 8:25 p.m.
Meeting resumed: 8:30p.m.
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ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
18. Measure W Update. (Marian Lee, Assistant City Manager)
Assistant City Manager Lee presented the staff report advising she needs some guidance on site
selection and procuring consultant program management services to help enhance staff team to
progress with this project. Assistant City Manager Lee advised the three key topics are the 1) Five-
Year paving plan, 2) Relocation options for municipal services buildings, and 3) Program
management structure proposing for this project.
Mayor Addiego opposed the idea of having Information Technology (IT), Human Resources (HR)
and City Clerk's Office being located in the new Police Department (PD). Mayor Addiego also
opposed the idea of surface parking.
Councilwoman Matsumoto agreed with Mayor Addiego's comments.
Vice Mayor Gupta agreed with Mayor Addiego's comments.
Councilman Garbarino expressed concerns regarding all the visitors that visit the Municipal Services
Building (MSB) due to it being seismically unsafe.
Councilwoman Matsumoto asked staffifbuilding an amphitheater is doable if they do away with the
surface parking and get podium parking instead.
City Manager Futrell advised it is doable and staff would have to work on financing. They went with
option 4 because that was the most the City could afford under Measure W and other monies as well.
Mayor Addiego referred to the 46,000 square footage planned for the library was too small for a city
that is on the verge of70,000 residents. Mayor Addiego mentioned San Mateo has a library of90,000
square feet with a population of 100,000 residents. Mayor Addiego calculated South San Francisco is
7/10 the size of San Mateo so the library should also be 7/10 the size of San Mateo's which is 63,000
square feet. Mayor Addiego stated he would not be satisfied with something that doesn't make a
statement that South San Francisco is a grand community.
Staff made a point to council that the trend in libraries are changing slightly due to the technology
aspect where libraries book collections are getting smaller due to the popularity of digital books and
more focus is being spent on program space and people space.
Vice Mayor Gupta agrees that many of the books are digitized but many residents are not keeping up
with the digital revolution. Vice Mayor Gupta sees the library as a place where a diversity of people
can get together and have meetings or discussions.
City Manager Futrell recapped the meeting stating there will be a Special Meeting on April 19th to
review the details from today. There will be a closed and open session.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business, Mayor Addiego adjourned the meeting at 9:52 p.m.
Submitted by: Approved by:
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Gabriel Rodriguez, Deputy City Clerk
City of South San Francisco City of South San Francisco
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