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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 2021-12-08 @6:00MINUTES REGULAR MEETING N U O CITY COUNCIL c4LIpoCITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2021 6:00 p.m. Hybrid In-PersonNirtual Meeting Municipal Services Building, Council Chambers 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, CA City Council conducted this meeting in-person and remotely via the ZOOM virtual meeting platform in accordance with California Governor Newsom's Executive Orders N-29-20 and N-63-20 and COVID-19 pandemic protocols. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Nagales called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Councilmember Coleman, present in Council Chambers Councilmember Flores, present in Council Chambers Councilmember Addiego, present in Council Chambers Vice Mayor Nicolas, present in Council Chambers Mayor Nagales, present in Council Chambers PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Nagales led the pledge. Mayor Nagales paused the regular City Council meeting at 6:01 p.m. and opened the Special Successor Agency meeting. Council reconveyed to the Regular City Council meeting at 6:02 p.m. AGENDA REVIEW City Manager Futrell requested Item 14 be heard after Consent Calendar. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF Assistant to the City Manager Fernandez announced that the City of South San Francisco was partnering with Genentech to provide a free chartered bus that would take children (ages 5-11) along with their parents to the San Mateo County Event Center to receive their COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 616 Linden Avenue. She advised that the first 100 kids would receive a free sports ball and a gift card. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. COUNCIL COMMENTS Vice Mayor Nicolas hoped that 2022 would be a better year for everyone in terms of handling the COVID-19 pandemic. She thanked Amy Ferguson and Tamiko Huey for working with StarVista on a virtual tour regarding the available resources for mental health issues in the community. She thanked City Manager Futrell and staff for the support throughout the year and thanked each department individually for their hard work. She requested adjourning in memory of Alvin Oleta. Councilmember Coleman requested staff investigate the intersection between Arroyo Drive and Junipero Serra Boulevard as the intersection was very dangerous with cars traveling at speeds 50 miles per hour or higher and motorists leaving Arroyo Drive to make a left turn onto Junipero Serra Boulevard. He requested staff conduct a study to see whether there were ways to make that intersection safer. Councilmember Addiego mentioned that last night's City Council Reorganization was his 27th reorganization and he enjoyed the Filipino cultural flair. He thought it was wonderful that the Mayor chose Congresswoman Jackie Speier to administer the Oath of Office. Councilmember Flores acknowledged staff and everyone that worked on the numerous events throughout the City. He shared that the city had been awarded a Safe Travel Fellowship Grant through the San Mateo County Office of Education. The program encouraged and enabled students to walk and bike to school by implementing new projects and activities to improve the health and get them to school and home safely while also addressing the issues of congestion during morning drop off and afternoon pickups. He recognized Tamiko Huey for working and getting the application together and Superintendent Dr. Morris, the Boys and Girls Club, Antigua, Amora and other local businesses to make it possible. Mayor Nagales thanked Councilmember Addiego for his speech at the new South San Francisco Police Station ribbon cutting ceremony. He thanked staff for making the City Council Reorganization a memorable event and celebrate a historic event where two Filipinos as Mayor and Vice Mayor, which had never happened before in the city. He mentioned staff was able to get preliminary data from PG&E regarding the power outages in the Westborough Area of the city. After comparing the data, staff determined that Westborough Area was higher compared to the San Mateo County outage average. He requested that City Manager Futrell invite PG&E Government Affairs representative, Bill Chang to come before the City Council and answer questions regarding the infrastructure in the city. CONSENT CALENDAR The Deputy City Clerk duly read the Consent Calendar, after which Council voted and engaged in discussion of specific item as follows. Motion to approve the Minutes for the meetings of October 13, 2021, October 19, 2021, and October 26, 2021. 2. Report regarding Resolution No. 202-2021 authorizing the acceptance of $8,800 in grant funding from United Way Bay Area to support the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program at Project Read and amending the Library Department's Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Operating Budget via Budget Amendment 22.029. (Valerie Sommer, Library Director) REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 8, 2021 MINUTES PAGE 2 3. Report regarding Resolution No. 203-2021 authorizing the acceptance of $35,000 in grant funding from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to support Project Read's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Financial Literacy Resource programs and amending the Library Department's Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Operating Budget via Budget Amendment 22.030. (Valerie Sommer, Library Director) 4. Report regarding Resolution No. 204-2021 renaming the Community Learning Center as the Gene Mullin Community Learning Center in honor of Gene Mullin. (Valerie Sommer, Library Director) 5. Report regarding Resolution No. 205-2021 to Amend the Salary Schedule for the City of South San Francisco effective January 1, 2022. (Leah Lockhart, Human Resources Director) 6. Report regarding Resolution No. 206-2021 authorizing the acceptance of $19,950 in grant funding from the County of San Mateo to support COVID-19 outreach throughout South San Francisco and approving Budget Amendment 22.033. (Adam Elsholz, Assistant Library Director) 7. Report regarding Resolution No. 207-2021 authorizing the acceptance of $60,000 in federal Library Services and Technology Act grant funding from the California State Library to support "Community Connections", a project that will fund health, education, and social services outreach in South San Francisco and approving Budget Amendment 22.032. (Adam Elsholz, Assistant Library Director) 8. Report regarding Resolution No. 208-2021 authorizing the adoption of the 2021 update to the San Mateo County Hazard Mitigation Plan and the South San Francisco Annex. (Emergency Services Manager, Ken Anderson) 9. Report Regarding Resolution No. 209-2021 to Extend the City Observance of the Christmas Eve Holiday from a Half Day to a Full Day for December 23, 2021. (Leah Lockhart, Human Resources Director) 10. Report recommending that the City Council reject all bids received for the Irish Town Green Rehabilitation Project (pk1806). (Joshua Richardson, Parks Manager and Greg Mediati, Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation) 11. Report regarding adoption of Resolution No. 210-2021 awarding a construction contract to Golden Bay Construction for the South Airport & Belle Aire Public Access Improvement. (Jason Hallare, Senior Civil Engineer) Item No. 4 — Councilmember Addiego acknowledged the legacy and how ahead of the time Gene Mullin was during his tenure as Assemblymember for the State of California. Mayor Nagales expressed how fortunate he was having Gene Mullin as his high school teacher and mayor and that he would force his class to go to City Council meetings. That was the spark and encouragement that led him where he is today. He shared one of the last things Gene Mullin told him was how much he loved South San Francisco and the people who lived there. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 8, 2021 MINUTES PAGE 3 Councilmember Flores recognized the various groups starting from Vice Mayor Nicolas and Councilmember Addiego from the Renaming Committee, the School District for modifying the facilities naming policy. Item No. 7 – Councilmember Flores wanted to get more visibility of what the $60,000 for Community Connections would look like and would be tracked. He was excited about the resource desk as described in the staff report. He asked staff to provide additional information so the community can know what would be coming in terms of outreach to them. Adam Elsholz, Assistant Library Director advised part of the funds would be used to support the Community Promotores program that they had in place and are recruiting for. He added that the Grand Library classroom would also be offered to community organizations as a private space they can meet with their clients. Item No. 10 – Vice Mayor Nicolas inquired whether staff would meet the completion deadline of the project with the recommended rejection of the bids. Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation Mediati advised that staff had sufficient time completing the project with issuing the RFP again in January 2022 and believed they would also receive more competitive bids from vendors. Deputy City Clerk Rodriguez indicated one digital speaker card was received for Item No. 10: • Tom Carney, South San Francisco resident Motion — Councilmember Addiego /Second – Councilmember Coleman: To approve Consent Calendar Items 1 - 11, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Coleman, Flores, and Addiego, Vice Mayor Nicolas and Mayor Nagales; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 14. Report regarding an update on the Mental Health Clinician and Community Wellness and Crisis Response Team Pilot Program (Mika Celli, Licensed Crisis Response Clinician, Amy Ferguson, Management Fellow, and Lieutenant Adam Plank, South San Francisco Police Department) Management Fellow Ferguson and Lieutenant Plank presented a PowerPoint presentation on Community Wellness and Crisis Response Team and introduced Mika Celli, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Council thanked Ms. Celli for joining the team and wished her the best of luck. Deputy City Clerk Rodriguez indicated one virtual raised hand was received for Item No. 14: • Leslie Fong, South San Francisco resident PUBLIC HEARING 12. Report regarding Resolutions No. 211-2021 and 212-2021 consideration of applications for a General Plan Amendment, Downtown Station Area Specific Plan Amendment, Rezoning Map to Create a Planned Development District, Design Review, Transportation Demand Management Plan, and Affordable Housing Agreement proposal to allow a multi -family residential development consisting of 480 units on 124 Airport Boulevard and 100 Produce REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 8, 2021 MINUTES PAGE 4 Avenue, and associated California Environmental Quality Act Analysis. (Christopher Espiritu, Senior Planner and Tony Rozzi, Chief Planner) Interim Director of Economic and Community Development Selander and Chief Planner Rozzi presented the staff report. Bradley Karvasek, PS Business Parks and Scott Youdall, The Hanover Company presented a PowerPoint presentation to Council. Mr. Youdall stated the challenges striking a deal for additional labor commitment with the Carpenters Union which could add an additional cost to the project of $15,000,000420,000,000. Councilmember Addiego expressed concern this project was a "feel good policy" for all electric units. Vice Mayor Nicolas was hopeful that the project would be supplanting fossil fuel natural gases into clean energy. Mayor Nagales inquired about the preferred land use scenario. Chief Planner Rozzi stated the preferred land use scenario was being evaluated for CEQA and how staff was drafting their preliminary zoning documents for Council. He added that all of 2022 was going to be about community engagement and study sessions, with the Council, as they take the final third of the General Plan and bring it to life. Deputy City Clerk Rodriguez indicated the following digital speaker cards were received for Item No. 12: • Edward Evans, Carpenters Local Union 217 • Tom Carney, South San Francisco resident • Juan Espinoza, Carpenters Local Union 217 • Willard Cormier, Carpenters Local Union 22 • Ryan Gabriel, Carpenters Local Union 217 • Carter Keller, GigaGen • David Mauro, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers • Robert Woodall, South San Francisco resident • Kyle Merellas, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Deputy City Clerk Rodriguez indicated the following virtual raised hands were received for Item No. 12: • Mario Luka, The Conco Companies • Leslie Fong, South San Francisco resident • Leora Tanjuatco Ross, Housing Leadership Council, San Mateo County • James Ruigomez, San Mateo County Building and Construction Trade Council • Danny Campbell, Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 104 Vice Mayor Nicolas inquired how much exposure the city had regarding Housing Accountability Act. City Attorney Woodruff stated this project required a General Plan amendment and rezoning as well as an amendment to an applicable specific plan. He added that those were all legislative actions of the City Council that the City Council were not required to take, none of the State housing laws that he mentioned compel the City Council to change the fundamental land use framework applicable to the site. He believed the City's exposure was low in technical terms. If the project was not approved, he expected that the City would receive some inquiry from the Attorney General's office. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 8, 2021 MINUTES PAGE 5 Councilmember Coleman inquired about the increased cost of the project of $15,000,000 — $20,000,000 and asked what it specifically meant and where it goes to. Mr. Youdall advised a large percentage of that was for the difference in wages and benefits between what a non-union journey carpenter makes versus a union journeyman carpenter, subcontractor overhead and subcontractor profit. Councilmember Addiego stated the differential amount made it seem like the contractor was truly underpaying workers on the project. Mayor Nagales reiterated the importance of having reduced parking spots on projects near the Caltrain station as it added millions of dollars to the project. He queried whether there was a timeframe in terms if they were able to delay the project for continuing conversation between the union and contractor. City Attorney Woodruff stated that because of the General Plan amendment, specific plan amendment and zoning change that were required for this project, the time limits for the City Council to consider housing development projects do not apply. He stated that it would not run afoul of State law to continue the hearing for additional time to consider other options. Mayor Nagales asked The Hanover Company whether they would consider renegotiating with the union and consider amending the parking plan to fewer spots. Chief Planner Rozzi spoke about the parking question and advised that the structural design and requirements of the building necessitate all of the concrete, so you either lose an entire layer of parking and you go down to a single podium level, or you have two levels but there was no way to squeeze additional housing units. He added that it would be a redesign of the project. Chief Planner Rozzi stated that the City does not have a lot of skin in this particular project because it was privately owned and a private developer. City Attorney Woodruff noted that the City does not have the ability to waive the School District's impact fees and probably cannot waive the sewer fees. Mr. Karvasek stated they had been working on this deal for a long time and heard that affordable housing was extremely important to the City and he had made concessions there and agreed to that. He added that the building is a tire building and was more than happy to leave it as is and continue to operate it as an office building for the foreseeable future. His preference was to have Council vote on the project tonight. 12a. Resolution No. 211-2021 adopting the Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment consistent with the 2040 Plan Bay Area Environmental Impact Report in accordance with Section 21155.2 of the California Public Resources Code Motion - Councilmember Addiego / Second - Vice Mayor Nicolas: To approve Resolution No. 211-2021, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Flores and Addiego, Vice Mayor Nicolas and Mayor Nagales; NAYS: Councilmember Coleman; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None. 12b. Ordinance amending the South San Francisco Zoning Map (RZ18-0003) to create a .Planned Development District to allow the construction of a multi -family residential development consisting of 480 units on parcels comprising 124 Airport Boulevard and 100 Produce Avenue Motion - Councilmember Addiego / Second - Vice Mayor Nicolas: To introduce an Ordinance, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Flores and Addiego, Vice Mayor Nicolas and Mayor Nagales; NAYS: Councilmember Coleman; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 8, 2021 MINUTES PAGE 6 12c. Resolution No. 212-2021 approving a General Plan Amendment, Downtown Station Area Specific Plan Amendment, Rezoning Map to create a Planned Development District, Design Review, Transportation Demand Management Plan, and Affordable Housing Agreement proposal to allow a multi -family residential development consisting of 480 units on parcels comprising 124 Airport Boulevard and 100 Produce Avenue Motion - Vice Mayor Nicolas / Second – Councilmember Addiego: To approve Resolution No. 212-2021, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Flores and Addiego, Vice Mayor Nicolas and Mayor Nagales; NAYS: Councilmember Coleman; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None. Meeting recessed: 8:48 p.m. Meeting resumed: 9:07 p.m. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 13. Report regarding Resolution No. 213-2021 approving a First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Wilsey Ham increasing the contract by $500,000 to an amount not to exceed $961,655 for the Harbor Master Spit Project (Project No. pf2002). (Matthew Ruble, Principal Engineer). Principal Engineer Ruble presented the staff report. Mayor Nagales inquired whether there had been any talks with the Harbor District in terms of the agreement amendment presented tonight. City Manager Futrell advised this was part of the discussions and negotiations in 2017 and 2018 which led to a new long-term operating agreement between the City and the Harbor District. At the time it was made clear that the Harbor District was responsible for basic maintenance, such as parking lots, landscaping, and restrooms. The long-term issue of sea level rise, as the owner of the land, the City was clearly designated as the entity that would deal with the long-term impacts of sea level rise. Councilmember Addiego inquired why the City was saving the Harbor Master building. City Manager Futrell advised they were saving it temporarily, the long-range plan would have it go away because of the sea level rise issues. Phase II would level the building and turn in into something nicer that the residents can enjoy. Motion — Councilmember Flores /Second – Councilmember Coleman: To approve Resolution No. 213-2021, by roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Coleman, Flores, and Addiego, Vice Mayor Nicolas and Mayor Nagales; NAYS: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL – COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Councilmember Addiego advised he would like, at some point, to get the community chest idea back out in the public to help residents that are down on their luck. There was currently $5,000 from the General Fund, but he was hoping that at some point other residents can contribute for the cause. Councilmember Coleman would like to adjourn the meeting in memory of Solomon Anselmo. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 8, 2021 MINUTES PAGE 7 CLOSED SESSION Entered Closed Session: 9:20 p.m. 15. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Government Code of Section 54956.9(d)(1)) Name of case: In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation (United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Case No. 1:17 -MD -2804) Resumed from Closed Session: 9:42 p.m. Report out of Closed Session by Mayor Nagales: Direction given. No reportable action. ADJOURNMENT Being no further business Mayor Nagales adjourned the meeting at 9:43 p.m. in memory of Alvin Oleta and Solomon Anselmo. Submitted by: Gabrie Rodrigu Deputy City Clerk Approved by: Mark Nagale Mayor Approved by the City Council: d 1 / 26 / ZeZ2 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 8, 2021 MINUTES PAGE 8