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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 2021-01-27 @6:001A SAN MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING o CITY COUNCIL `gLIF CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021 6:00 p.m. Teleconference via Zoom City Council conducted this meeting in accordance with California Governor Newsom's Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20 and COVID-19 pandemic protocols. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Addiego called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Coleman and Nicolas, Vice Mayor Nagales, and Mayor Addiego. AGENDA REVIEW City Manager Futrell requested Item 2 be pushed to a future meeting. The Council agreed. REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTS - comments are limited to items on the Special Meeting Agenda. Members of the public wishing to participate were encouraged to submit public comments in writing in advance of the meeting via GoogleDoc by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. The following individuals provided remote public comments: • San Mateo County Supervisor Pine • John C. Baker, Local Government Liaison PRESENTATIONS 1. Presentation of the San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District (Eunejune Kim, Director of Public Works/City Engineer) Director of Public Works/City Engineer Kim introduced Len Materman, Chief Executive Officer of the San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District who provided the presentation. He provided background information on the District, its 2021 priorities, and projects. Mr. Materman shared the current 100 -year and 500 -year flood zone areas in South San Francisco as indicated on the FEMA floodplain map. Councilmember Coleman stated he was interested in making the Colma Creek a community asset and inquired what was envisioned for the creek. Mr. Materman provided an overview of the vison for Colma Creek and stated they were actively looking for opportunities to turn the concrete channel into something natural. Vice Mayor Nagales shared he had attended various General Plan meetings which included activating the space along the Colma Creek corridor. He stated that activating the space was a top priority and educating on the community on climate change. Councilmember Nicolas stated that vulnerable areas of the community were located in flood zone areas and expressed her support for the District projects. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 2. Report regarding a resolution approving the summary vacation of public easement for bus stop turnout on the property APN 015-023-290 (700 Gateway Boulevard) due to bus stop turnout relocation. (Jason Hallare, Senior Civil Engineer) Item not heard 3. Report regarding proposed amendments to the City's abandoned shopping carts and graffiti ordinances. (Dave Bockhaus, Deputy Director of Public Works) Deputy Director of Public Works Bockhaus presented the report and provided background information on the proposed amendments to the city's ordinances. The two proposed ordinances were the result of a citywide effort in 2020 to outline improvements the city can make to address ongoing issues of blight. As part of that process, staff identified abandoned shopping carts and graffiti removal as ongoing problems that can be improved by revising the city's current ordinances for each. Mayor Addiego inquired to the number of graffiti removal requests in 2020. Deputy Director of Public Works Bockhaus stated there were 285 service requests. Vice Mayor Nagales expressed his support of enforcing the ordinance for shopping cart and inquired about enforcement and wheel locking systems. Deputy Director of Public Works Bockhaus indicated that the new ordinance requires businesses to have cart containment on premises including physical measures such as security guards, bollards or wheel locks. It also requires to report on collection and if the city picks up carts a citation would be issued. Vice Mayor Nagales inquired about the cost of wheel locking system. Deputy Director of Public Works Bockhaus would research and provide the cost to Council via a Thursday memo. Vice Mayor Nagales requested that staff outreach proactively to ensure the community and businesses understand of the ordinances. Councilmember Nicolas inquired whether businesses were given an opportunity to provide input and the cost of removing graffiti. Deputy Director of Public Works Bockhaus indicated that they did not give them an opportunity to provide input and that the cost of graffiti abatement was approximately $100 per hour. Councilmember Coleman supported the proposed shopping cart ordinance but expressed his concerns with the graffiti ordinance, due to the current location of hot spots. Mayor Addiego agreed with Councilmember Coleman's comments and expressed his concern with the shopping cart ordinance and future penalties. He recalled stores having cart retrieval services. Deputy Director of Public Works Bockhaus indicated that cart retrieval services would be allowed and indicated that it was State law. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 27, 2021 MINUTES PAGE 2 City Manager Futrell stated he would work with staff to address the concerns from Council and would bring back the item to Council at a future meeting. 4. Report regarding Resolution No. 13-2021 approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of South San Francisco and the Town of Atherton for the purchase of $1,427,825 in PG&E Rule 20A Credits for the amount of $645,521. (Eunejune Kim, Public Works Director) Public Works Director Kim presented the report and provided background information on the item. In November, 2020, Council authorized the City Manager to negotiate the purchase of Rule 20A credits with other agencies to ensure funding for the Spruce Avenue Underground Utility District. The City Manager had negotiated with the Town of Atherton to purchase its $1,427,825 in available credits for the amount of $642,521 ($0.45 per $1.00), which would reduce City's Rule 20A credit deficit to $0.2M. The City would be able to borrow a future year's allocation to make up the $0.2M deficit by the end of this fiscal year. Motion— Councilmember Coleman/Second Councilmember Nicolas: to approve Resolution No. 13-2021, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Nicolas and Coleman, Vice Mayor Nagales and Mayor Addiego; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None. ADJOURNMENT Being no further business, Mayor Addiego adjourned the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Cindy Vila Assistant City Clerk Approved by the City Council: 2 / 2U SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Approved by: 0� Mark A diego Mayor 2.02-1 JANUARY 27, 2021 PAGE 3