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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 2009-07-08S ~ - ~ MINUTES ~. o CITY COUNCIL c'~LIFOR~~~ OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue) South San Francisco, California 94083 CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM 400 GRAND AVENUE WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009 7:00 P.M. Purpose of the meeting: 1. Call to Order 7:16 P.M. 2. Roll Call. Present: Councilmen Garbarino, Gonzalez and Mullin, Vice Mayor Addiego Mayor Matsumoto. 3. Pledge of Allegiance Absent: None. PRESENTATIONS • Proclamation for Jason Marszalek. • Presented by Mayor Matsumoto to Jason Marszalek for his selfless act of heroism and courage. Mayor Matsumoto requested Mr. Marszalek share what he had done to deserve this recognition. Mr. Marszalek thanked Council for the award and retold the story of how he and another individual helped pull a family of four (4) to safety after their car had plummeted into a lagoon. • Presentation of 2009 Jack Drago Youth Scholarship Awards to Devon Tucker from South San Francisco High School and Rhay Henry Hafalla from El Camino High School presented by Director of Parks & Recreation, Sharon Ranals. Cultural Arts Commissioner, Shane Looper presented the award to Rhay Henry Hafalla and Devon Tucker. The scholarship, awarded to eligible Seniors attending a school within the South San Francisco Unified School District, was established for the purpose of providing the recipients continued education in the area of visual arts. Devon Tucker thanked Council and stated the award would help her attend college where she planned to focus on photography. • High Speed Rail. Presentation of the DRAFT South San Francisco Outreach Plan was given by Michael Garvey of High Speed Rail (HSR). The Outreach Plan included summaries of required and expanded outreach. Required o~ztreach covered the time periods of: June of 2009, June-September 2009, September -January 2009, January 2010 -January 2011 and, January 2011 -January 2012. Expanded Outreach was for the time periods of June 2009 for the Draft Public Participation Plan, Phase I for June 2009 -January 2010 and, Phase II for January 2010 -January 2012. Councilman Mullin expressed concern over the complexities that HSR, the Joint Powers Board (JPB) and Union Pacific (UP) have added to the Caltrain Station Relocation Project (Project). Council would proceed as if it were going to happen, but the Councilman stated there needed to be a resolution to the situation, as the Project was a main priority for the community. He requested Mr. Garvey keep Council abreast on any developments. Mr. Garvey stated he would report any developments to Council. Councilman Gonzalez expressed interest in furthering outreach efforts. He wanted to make sure the public was involved and suggested conducting meetings for the public in the future. Councilman Garbarino commended Mr. Garvey for presenting such a thorough draft and noted public outreach as a critical piece of the project. Mayor Matsumoto agreed with Councilman Mullin's sentiments. She further noted once constnzction had begun, the public outreach needed to be at its strongest and reminded Mr. Garvey that Council will be on top of HSR in terms of keeping safety a top priority. The Mayor noted Mr. Garvey's professional experience as a City Manager for San Carlos and his activities with CCAG. Mr. Garvey stated he would keep in mind all of Council's requests and provide continuous updates. AGENDA REVIEW Before moving on, Mayor Matsumoto noted this evening's meeting would be adjourned in memory of Finance Director Jim Steele's mother, Kathryn Steele and the City's Chief Planner, Suzy Kalkin's father, Jack Neuhaus. City Manager Barry Nagel recommended Council remove the Closed Session Item No. 16 from the agenda. PUBLIC COMMENTS Lifelong South San Francisco resident, Diane Fitzgibbon expressed her concerns over the road work being conducted on the section of Hillside Boulevard that feeds into Sister Cities Boulevard and it's disruption to her daily commute to San Francisco. She suggested Public Works push their start time back to 9 A.M. in consideration of commuters. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 8, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 2 Mayor Matsumoto asked Public Works Director, Terry White to meet with Ms. Fitzgibbon for an exchange of further information on the issue. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL • Announcements. • Committee Reports. Councilman Mullin reported he had no major news other than to thank the public safety agencies that were on call over the 4th of July and for policing done to prevent the use of illegal fireworks. He noted his tour of Gimbles Candy, where he learned of the company's expansion plans. He was pleased to see such a sophisticated yet family oriented process. The Councilman reported he met with Joe Cassidy, at Mr. Cassidy's request, to resolve issues regarding his property on South Linden. Mr. Cassidy and other owners were concerned about finding tenants for the warehouse spaces and questioned what could be done to address the issue in the short term. Councilman Mullin had hoped a zoning code could be created in the interim that would not endanger long term plans, generate jobs and revenue, but not tie the City's hands 10-20 years out into the future. He request Assistant City Manager Van Duyn to address the matter and understood that City Planner, Susy Kalkin may have already started this process. Assistant Manager Van Duyn noted the issue was already under discussion with Zoning and future action for Council was anticipated. Councilman Mullin continued his report and noted his attendance of the Filipino Barbeque and the Groundbreaking of the Downtown Parking Garage. He thanked Staff for all of their work on getting the project to this point. Councilman Gonzalez reported on his attendance of the H.O.P.E. meeting, where the main topic of discussion was hove to cope with the increasing need from the homeless community. Suggestions on ways the City could become more involved were also given. The Councilman reported on an article in the day's paper about drought and took the opportunity to inform the community of a meeting taking place at the Municipal Services Building (MSB), tomorrow night at 6:301 P.M. dealing with water shortage and underground water storage options. He urged the public to attend and inform themselves as water would likely be rationed in the near future. Another important upcoming meeting noted by the Councilman included the San Mateo County Transit District's Public Hearing being held on July 27, again at MSB to discuss service reductions and changes to their tariff. Councilman Garbarino reported on his attendance of the Kaiser Subcommittee meeting where parking and other concerns were discussed. He wanted to piggyback on Councilman Mullin's comments concerning warehouse tenancy. He stated he did not like empty buildings and was glad to hear something was in the works to address the issue. Councilman Garbarino also attended a dinner for and offered congratulations to Lt. Keith Wall, Lt. Jon Kallas, Sgt. Michael Rudis and Sgt. Bruce McPhillips for their well deserved promotions. Lastly, the Councilman requested the meeting be adjourned in memory of Wilma Pikios. Vice Mayor Addiego began his report by offering congratulations to Council and City Staff for moving forward on the Parking Garage, a maj or, $12 million project. He felt once the project REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 8, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 3 was completed, the business community would be out in force for its support. The Vice Mayor addressed the community's concern about the cluster of people who congregate at the benches on Linden and Grand Avenues and requested the benches be removed. He had hoped a time frame of two to three weeks could be observed. Vice Mayor Addiego also called attention to the benches across the street near Starbucks. He wanted to keep an eye on them as they seemed to creating a hindrance rather than a service to the merchants. For Chief of Police, Mike Massoni, the Vice Mayor questioned the grace period for the red light cameras located at the intersection of El Camino Real and Hickey Boulevard and how Centennial Way was patrolled. His concern for the latter stemmed from a recent incident he had heard about where women had felt uncomfortable walking the trail. Chief Massoni noted calibration of the cameras was currently taking place to ensure everything was aimed and timed correctly. Tests would be conducted July 15 through August 15 and it was noted if you get a flash, it means you ran a red light but would not be charged. Red light citations would be issued starting Aug 15 and would start at $480. Chief Masson noted the violations would be on video and available for view on the Internet. An Officer would be present in court should they be needed to testify about any citation in question. As for Centennial Way, patrol is conducted throughout the day, on a random basis by bicycle and foot patrol. He urged citizens to always contact the Police Department if they felt unsure of a situation. Councilman Mullin requested a rule clarification for the red light and asked if you entered the intersection on a yellow light and it turns red before you complete your action, would you be cited. Chief Massoni responded if you entered the intersection before the light turned red, you would not be cited. Vice Mayor Addiego continued his report and noted he was happy that Councilman Gonzalez had invited public to tomorrow's important meeting. He elaborated on what was hoped for during the wet years in terms of water storage and supplementing the water supply. Lastly, Vice Mayor Addiego wanted to take a moment to recognize an article about former Congressman Pete McClauskey, an individual he considered to be true American Hero. The Vice Mayor highlighted the Congressman's background, most notably his bi-partisan work on the Protection of Endangered Species Act which saved thousands of acres on San Bruno Mountain in 1973. In 1982 he ran for US Senate and spoke out on issues about the Middle East issues and a Palestinian Homeland. Mayor Matsumoto spoke about the continued care packaging being done for the City's adopted Marine Battalion, Echo Company. This would be the City's third effort and more help was needed as the boxes being sent were quite substantial. Ways to help included: fundraising for postage and items, and participation in the making of neck coolers on Saturday July 18 at 11 A.M. at the Orange Library. Also, the Senior Program had just conducted its third outreach project by packaging over 1200 cookies to give to seniors over the 4th of July holiday. The Mayor announced a jail was planned for the general nearby area and a meeting would be held in San Carlos and Redwood City. She had tried but was unsuccessful on researching the potential sites and noted she would continue with her efforts. The Mayor relayed comments she had received about the dog park, noting that small dogs were able to crawl under some of the REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 8, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 4 gates. For Parks and Recreation Director, Sharon Ranals, she questioned whether or not bikes would be allowed at the new skate park and if it was permissible to cite children when they were in violation park regulations. She noted her concern about the non-compliance in the use of safety equipment. Director Ranals stated ordinance would be needed prior to opening the Skate Park in regards to rules and regulations. Bikes had not been decided upon yet but the Department was leaning towards not allowing them. As for non-compliance of the rules, if children continued to be in violation, the skate park could be closed for an unspecified period of time. Mayor Matsumoto stated she had been invited to San Jose by Mayor, Chuck Reed for a City discussion where she learned about solar rebates and special funds used to subsidize homes and business that could not afford to go solar. She met with South San Francisco Unified School District (SSFUSD) Superintendent, Dr. Howard Cohen to discuss what was needed to make our District a top notch and reported she was hopeful about the prospects. The Mayor reiterated that the San Mateo County Transit District would be holding a Public Hearing at MSB on July 27 where a fee increase of twenty-five cents would be up for discussion and encouraged the public to participate in the process. She was hopeful there would not be a BART strike, but if it should happen, she advised the community to check on line for alternative bus routes and plans. Lastly, the Mayor thanked Councilman Garbarino on his persistent efforts to save the Day in the Park event, which was scheduled for September 19. • Designation of Voting Delegates and Alternates. Voting delegate was chosen as Councilman Garbarino with Councilman Gonzalez as the alternate. CONSENT CALENDAR Motion to approve the minutes of May 27, 2009 & Special City Council Meeting for June 10, 2009. 2. Motion to confirm the expense claims of July 08, 2009. 3. Resolution authorizing the acceptance of $9,200 in donations and grant funding to support the Library's Summer Reading Club and Reader Leader Program and amending the Library Department's 2009/2010 Operating Budget. 4. Resolution consenting to San Mateo County Health Officer Enforcement within the City of Health Officer Orders promulgated pursuant to Statute and Regulation. 5. Cancellation of Regular City Council Meeting on August 12, 2009. 6. Resolution objecting to any seizure by the State Government of the City's Street Maintenance and Redevelopment Funds. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 8, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 5 7. Waive reading and adoption of the Ordinance eliminating the time limit on the establishment of loans, advances, and indebtedness in the original Downtown/Central Redevelopment Project Area. 8. Waive reading and adoption of the Ordinance eliminating the time limit on the establishment of loans, advances, and indebtedness in the original El Camino Corridor Redevelopment Project Area. 9. Waive reading and adoption of an Ordinance amending Chapter 3.12.010 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code updating personnel position. Motion to approve Consent Calendar Items 1-5 and 7-9 -Councilman Gonzalez/Second - Councilman Garbarino. Unanimously approved by voice vote. Item No. 6 -Council requested City Attorney, Steve Mattas explain the item in greater detail. Attorney Mattas explained there were various measures the State Legislature was considering to deal with the State's Budget deficit, two (2) of which are of great concern and impact to the City and the Redevelopment Agency (Agency). These measures involved: the potential take of over $1.73 million Highway User Tax Account Funds that normally go to the City and are used for street maintenance and a potential request to take up to $350 million per year from all the City's Redevelopment Agencies for three (3) years having an effect of over $1 million on the South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. Councilman Gonzalez wanted to be sure the public understood the implications of these circumstances and that the public was aware of the situation face by Council and the City. Motion -Councilman Gonzalez/Second Councilman Garbarino: to approve Resolution No. 65- 2009. Unanimously approved by a voice vote. PUBLIC HEARING 10. Appeal of Planning Commission Use Permit Modification approval of a Costco Carwash at 479 South Airport Boulevard. Applicant: Costco Appellant: Mr. Russ Hampton Project #s: AP09-0002 [P09-0007: UPM09-0001, DR09-0006, & SIGNS09-0003]. Senior Planner, Steve Carlson presented the Staff Report and noted a Power Point presentation had been created and applicants were available to address any of Council's questions or concerns. The Planning Commission had met on May 7 to discuss the Use Permit Modification for a Costco Carwash (applicant) at 479 South Airport Boulevard. At that time, there were no speakers for or against the item and no correspondence was presented prior to the meeting in its regard. The Planning Commission had challenged the applicant to conduct a parking demand studies. A number of different references and the store itself were studied and the 639 proposed stalls fit within the range of its study. Staff had changed the provisions of the plan requiring a 6 month, 12 month and 18 month review for the identification of potential conflicts to be addressed REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 8, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 6 quickly. The plan was unanimously approved. The appeal letter came the day after the meeting and alleged the carwash would inadvertently effect the appellant's business. The appellant, Mr. Russ Hampton also questioned whether a reduction of the number of parking spaces was appropriate. Staff supports the Planning Commissions approval and recommends Council to uphold the Planning Commissions decision to approve P09-0007 and deny the appeal. Attorney Mattas stated it would be appropriate for appellant to speak after questions from Council. Mayor Matsumoto noted the appellant was not present to speak but had submitted an email earlier that day. Since the appellant was not present, she asked the applicant if they would like to speak on their behalf. Applicant representative, John Ellingsen of Barghausen Consulting Engineers spoke and noted the opportunity to review the Staff Report which its findings they concurred. He stated the project development team was on hand to address Council's questions or concerns. Being no further public comments, Mayor Matsumoto closed the Public Hearing and opened up discussion from Council. Councilman Gonzalez requested to see an abbreviated version of the Power Point presentation to orient him on the location of carwash. Senior Planner Carlson displayed slides which demonstrated the location and design of the carwash. Councilman Gonzalez questioned if the carwash would be automatic or staffed by attendants. Senior Planner Carlson responded the set up would be similar to that of a gas station with attendants there to assist if needed, but it would be automatic system. Mayor Matsumoto questioned if the design could feature better landscaping and questioned the existence of other Costco carwashes. She expressed concern about the sample data given regarding queuing. What, historically, made the Costco plan feasible? Sonia Hennum of the Transportation, Engineering and. Planning firm of Kittleson and Associates, Inc. stated there were two (2) other Costco carwashes located in Seattle, WA and Poway, CA respectively. Peak service would be approximately 80 cars with an average of three (3) queue vehicles waiting and a maximum queue of twelve (12) vehicles. An appoximate wash time of one and one-half to two minutes was also reported. The design of the site could easily accommodate the reported numbers and would not affect the parking area. The scenario given as an example was a worst case scenario shown at the 95th percentile with 110 vehicles and 30 in queue. The example was used to show non-interference. Councilman Garbarino expressed disappointment in the fact that the appellant was not present as he had some questions for him. The Councilman noted he had read through the report and from his own memory, he could not recall parking ever being an issue at the location and had never REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 8, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 7 seen too many vehicles at the location at any one time. Senior Planner Carlson noted. in the worst case scenario, Costco had provided an overflow going to the delivery area. Councilman Gonzalez stated he did not have so much of an issue with the parking as he did with the competition. He noted many former and well known businesses located downtown, that are no longer there. His preference was to have a carwash that employed people rather than an automated system and noted his displeasure that Costco would not be employing people. He questioned what else Costco would take away from the small business community in the City. For this reason, he would not offer his support for the project. Councilman Mullin questioned if a customer survey had been conducted to deduce where the majority were coming from. Were customers regional or was it a draw from other areas as well? He questioned if the carwash patrons were also Costco shoppers and wanted to know what the breakdown was. Miss Hennum stated they had not done a survey and could only provide information based on the other two (2) carwash locations. Carwash patrons must be Costco members and only twenty percent come just for the carwash. On Councilman Mullin's question about customer demographics, Vice Mayor Addiego ventured to guess that South San Francisco residents were less than half of the shoppers at either location. El Camino's Costco tended to draw patrons from the North County as well as West San Francisco while the Airport Boulevard location was more of a draw for South County. He opined there was room in South San Francisco for both types of entities and though Costco services would not typically fit his needs; he could see where it would fit the needs of many in the community. Therefore, he would support the plan. Councilman Garbarino felt the carwash would not be a major draw for Costco and would more or less be an afterthought to gas and groceries. He felt people would continue to patronize other carwashes in the area such as the Shell and South City Car Wash. He cited two incidents where local, small business owners were threatened by chains only to see their business increase because of them. Therefore he was inclined to support the plan. Mayor Matsumoto had one last question as to the cost of the carwash. She noted the pricing for other local carwashes relative to their levels of service. Ms. Hennum stated the cost was $8.99 for an exterior only wash. Motion -Councilman Mullin/Second -Councilman Garbarino: to uphold the Planning Commission decision to approve P09-0007 and deny the appeal. The motion passed by the following vote, AYES: Councilmen Garbarino and Mullin, Vice Mayor Addiego and Mayor Matsumoto. NOES: Councilman Gonzalez. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 8, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 8 ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 11. Resolution authorizing the expenditure of Tax Increment Funds for the acquisition of land for Roadway Improvements required in connection with the Caltrain Station Improvement Project, adopting findings required by Health and Safety Code Section 33445, and authorizing execution of an Agreement Affecting Real Property and an Interim Parking License Agreement. Housing and Redevelopment Manager, Norma Fragoso presented the Staff Report and noted its similarity to the Master Agreement approved by the Agency earlier this evening, minus the temporary construction agreement. Motion -Councilman Gonzalez/Second -Councilman Mullin: to approve Resolution No. 66- 2009. Unanimously approved by a voice vote. 12. Resolution authorizing a contract modification with Dyett & Bhatia to prepare an Environmental Impact Report and design guidelines in conjunction with the ongoing El Camino Real General Plan Amendment and Approve a budget amendment appropriating $130,790. Economic and Community Development Department Senior Planner, Gerry Beaudin presented the Staff Report. Staff requested Council amend the budget from $105,430 to $130,790 in order to include a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR), as the previously planned Mitigated Negative Declaration was not an adequate level of review. In addition, the EIR process has also involved a greater number of meetings and more sophisticated graphics/design guidelines. $85,000 of the funding would be from the General Plan Maintenance Fee Revenue while the remaining $46,000 would be borrowed from the Agency and repaid through the General Plan Maintenance Fees over time. Councilman Mullin stated he understood rational of going from a Mitigated Negative Declaration to a full EIR, but questioned if this was something the contractor did not anticipate when submitting the original bid and how was it revealed that extra money was needed. In future, do projects need to create their own negative declaration? Senior Planner Beaudin responded that the start was with the Negative Declaration as the base document and during the course of the project, specific interest/skepticism came from specific land owners related to the environmental review. It was determined that an EIR would be a stronger document from a legal standpoint and it allowed future projects to tier off, whereas a Negative Declaration would not. Councilman Mullin asked if the process would be easier for future projects with an EIR in place. Would it be appropriate to view this as an investment of dollars that could be utilized over time as various projects came up? Senior Planner Beaudin noted the Councilman was correct and seeing it as an investment was an accurate way to look at it. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 8, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 9 Motion -Councilman Garbarino/Second -Councilman Gonzalez: to approve Resolution No. 67- 2009. Unanimously approved by voice vote. 13. Resolution authorizing submission of an application to designate the Downtown area as a Priority Development Area under the ABAG Focus Program. Senior Planner Beaudin presented the Staff Report and noted the Association of Bay Area Government (ABAG) had recently announced for applications to be submitted for designation of a Priority Development Area (PDA) under its Focusing Our Vision (FOCUS) Program. A PDA must be: (a) within an existing community, (b) near existing or planned fixed transit (or served by comparable bus service) and (c) planned, or in the process of planning, for more housing. Staff was of the opinion that the Downtown Area met all the requirements for a designation and submitted the application prior to the June 12, 2009 deadline. However, in order for the application process to be completed, the agency's legislative body must, by way of resolution, authorize the submission of the application prior to July 17, 2009. Therefore, Staff recommended Council adopt said resolution and authorize the submittal of an application to designate the Downtown Area as a PDA. Mayor Matsumoto asked for clarification as to what PDA meant priority or planned? Senior Planner Beaudin stated the City is part of a County wade priority development area. He further explained there were two types of PDA's, potential and planned. Potential areas allow for applications regarding funds for planning efforts, whereas Planned areas allow you for applications regarding funds for infrastructure. Mayor Matsumoto questioned if the basic difference was the types of funding. She questioned what time frame could be expected when applying for the Planned and whether the City would lose the opportunity to obtain. Federal stimulus money if we were not a PDA. Senior Planner Beaudin stated the FOCUS Program had opened the application process and was currently in its third round to be enrolled as a full PDA for the City. Specific dates were not available but the window of opportunity would be from the opening of this round of applicants to the next open enrollment. Senior Planner Beaudin also noted that everything is a Priority Development are and being a part of the CCAG permits the City to apply for Federal funding on the potential/planning side. Councilman Mullin asked if the City would be able to obtain planning money for the Downtown Project, as he felt the City was in sync with scheduling. Senior Planner Beaudin stated Planning was hoping to get money for infrastructure as well, a noted a strong plan was already in place. He was hopeful that by September, ABAG would have its decision made, the City would have a completed Planned. PDA and will have received funds for the plan's implementation. Motion -Councilman Garbarino/Second Councilman Gonzalez: to approve Resolution No. 68- 2009. Unanimously approved by voice vote. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 8, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 10 14. Resolution amending and reaffirming the Agreement for exchange of Emergency Medical, Rescue, Fire Protection Services, Automatic Aid and First Response (Automatic Aid Agreement) to emergencies. Fire Chief, Phil White presented the Staff Report and recommended Council adopt a resolution to (1) reaffirm its participation in the Agreement for Exchange of Emergency, Medical, Rescue, Fire Protection Services, Automatic Aid and First Response (Automatic Aid Agreement) to emergencies and; (2) allow for move and cover of neighboring cities by South San Francisco Fire Department engines/quints. The Chief noted it was the second part of the Resolution that was different from what the City has done before. He stated a hallmark of the agreement was there were no costs associated as service was provided among neighbors out of the interest of the greater good. The exception to that would be a slight increase of operational costs such as fuel and vehicle maintenance, which was an expense bore by all. Chief White further explained, the significant difference between the current document and the one agreed to 12 years ago is now the City would move and cover in order to make the agreement an equitable situation for all neighboring departments. Councilman Mullin questioned what exactly triggered the response for the Automatic Aid Agreement. For example, would a small house fire trigger the agreement or would there have to be another emergency taking place at the same time? H~ noted the portion of the Staff Report that stated, "Consequently, neighboring fire jurisdictions automatically respond to emergencies in South San Francisco and move and cover our fire stations in the event another emergency occurs, thereby reducing the service levels in their own jurisdiction."' Chief White stated a response profile would be developed for each incident. A certain threshold would need to be met in order to trigger the Automatic Aid Agreement. The level of the incident would determine the response level. Also, a dynamic feedback would be present and the Aid would be able to be cancelled if it was determined unnecessary by any responder. Vice Mayor Addiego recalled an incident approximately three years ago in Pacifica and was intrigued by number of units and presence of several Battalion Chiefs. He questioned why there were so many who responded to issue. Chief White stated that particular incident went to a third alarm when it was determined to involve propane, rescue and multiple buildings on fire. Mayor Matsumoto stated the resolution signed and dated February 9, 2009 indicated 12 agencies yet she counted 18. Was this part of an expansion? Chief White noted one of the housekeeping issues addressed was that some of the agencies involved had not been previously listed and in the same token, some agencies listed separately were handled by one entity. The Chief stated he would look: into clarifying the list for Council. Mayor Matsumoto further questioned who the representative for South San Francisco was. She felt it was important for there to be a representative at all meetings. Councilman Garbarino was identified as the representative. He stated he has never received any REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 8, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 11 scheduling or other information pertaining to meetings from the JPA. Chief White noted that meetings had previously taken place at the same time as Council's regular meetings and another housekeeping item that had been dealt with involved providing better notification for and the publication of meeting schedules. Mayor Matsumoto noted as a rule of thumb, City Council. meetings did not occur on Thursdays therefore, she suggested setting the JPA meeting on Thursdays. Motion -Councilman Gonzalez/Second -Councilman Garbarino: to approve Resolution No. 69- 2009. Unanimously approved by voice vote. 15. Resolution reaffirming membership in the San Mateo County Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Group and approving the Revised Joint Powers Agreement (JPA). Fire Chief, Phil White presented Staff Report and recommended Council reaffirm membership in the San Mateo County Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services Group and approve the amended Joint Powers Agreement as adopted by the JPA Board of Directors on February 9, 2009 by Resolution No. 09-02. Chief White summarized there would (1) be no additional obligations for the City that it did not already have prior to, (2) there was no fiscal impact as a result of the amendments and (3) the City of South San Francisco, one of the parties to this Agreement, maintained certain rights and responsibilities pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sec. 1797.201 (201 Rights) and it was not the intent of this Agreement, or any action taken there under, to modify, change or in any way interfere with the 201 Rights of the City of South San Francisco. Motion -Vice Mayor Addiego/Second -Councilman Garbarino: to approve Resolution No. 70- 2009. Unanimously approved by voice vote. CLOSED SESSION 16. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6) Agency designated representative: Kathy Mount Employee organizations: AFSCME, Local 1569, AFL-CIO Confidential Unit, Teamsters Loca1856 International Association of Firefighters, Local 1507 Mid-management Unit International Union of Operating Engineers, Loca139 South San Francisco Police Association Public Safety Managers Executive Management Unit. Item not heard. COMMUNITY FORUM None. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 8, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 12 ADJOURNMENT Being no further business, Mayor Matsumoto adjourned the meeting at 10:15 P.M. in memory of Kathryn Steele, Jack Neuhaus and Wilma Pikios. Submitted by: ~. Approved: ~~ Anna M. Hernandez, Deputy City Clerk City of South San Francisco Karyl Matsumoto, Mayor City of South San Francisco REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JiJLY 8, 2009 PAGE 13