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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Minutes 1982-02-17 MINUTES SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY February 17, 1982 Regular Meeting TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: Community Room, Municipal Services Building CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Gus Nicolopulos called the South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Chairman Gus Nicolopulos, Vice Chairman Roberta Cerri Teglia; Members Ronald G. Acosta, Mark N. Addiego, and Emanuele N. Damonte Also present: Executive Director/Secretary C. Walter Birkelo; Assistant Secretary Louis Dell'Angela; Director of Finance Barry Lipton; representatives from Homart Development Company: Messrs. John Aguilar, Donald Bruzzone, other members of Homart staff. AGE A REVIEW: Executive Director Birkelo stated that there was nothing to add to the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Member Addiego moved, seconded by Member Damonte that the Minutes of the Regular meeting of January 6, 1982, be approved. Motion, as made and seconded, was unanimously carried. APPROVAL OF BILLS: Member Acosta moved, seconded by Member Addiego that the claims, as submitted for payment, be approved. Motion, as made and seconded, was unanimously carried. APPROVAL OF PRECISE PLAN Executive Director Birkelo stated that before Mr. Dell'Angela's PHASE 1 GATEWAY REDEVELOP- review of the Precise Plan and basic conditions being recommended, MENT PROJECT he would like to comment on the matters that were discussed at the meeting in early January relating to the Precise Plan, namely, the reflecting pool, etc. He recounted how staff was instructed to go back and discuss these in more detail and come back to the Board with a plan agreeable to the Agency and to Homart Company. He handed the Board copies of the statement of intent: Homart Development Company will make available to the City of South San Francisco a mutually acceptable area within the Gateway Center Business Community Park which facilitates the production of an event or events, which are educational, cultural, or entertaining, and in the public spirit. APPROVAL OF PRECISE PLAN Homart and City agree to use their best efforts, on an annual PH/~= 1 GATEWAY REDEVELOP- basis, to provide the mechanics to sponsor and/or finance ME~ PROJECT (cash or in-kind services) an annual cultural event(s), (Ci ~inued) which character and content are mutually acceptable to the City, Homart, and the Gateway Property Owners Association as being consistent with the use and enjoyment of the Center by its tenants and owners. The City will assume full responsibility of said program including indemnifying and holding Homart and the Gateway Property Owners Association harmless from all personal injury and property damage claims. Board members questioned the certainty of the intent of the document. The wording of the documentwas~concurred in by the Board with the exception of the second paragraph, word "sponsor," which could be changed to "co-sponsor." It was agreed by the Board that the reading of the document into the records was acceptable. Board Member Teglia again requested that a more formal document be presented. Mr. John Aguilar, Project Director of Homart Development Company, stated that the changes proposed were acceptable to his company, that he would be pleased to submit a letter to the Redevelopment Agency setting forth understandings which had been discussed, and that this would be preferable to considering it as a condition ...... of the Precise Plan. The Board concurred in Mr. Aguilar's statement and requested that the specific form of statement be agendized at the next regular meeting for insertion into the records. Assistant Secretary Dell'Angela remarked that the Board has before them the Precise Plan for the first building phase of the Gateway Project and has the responsiblity of approving phases as they are proposed. He stated the overall Environmental Impact Report has been approved for the entire project, and the environmental deter- mination is not required in this Precise Plan Phase. He further explained the first phase of two office buildings on an approximate twenty-six acre tract, generally located in the center of the project area. He further described buildings A and B, the off-street parking areas, and the exterior appearance of the proposed buildings which had been previously discussed by the Agency Board. He pointed out that agreement had been reached with respect to the Police Security and Fire Safety Improvements, and that this would help minimize departmental response requirements. Mr. Dell'Angela stated~that agreement has been reached on most of the conditions of approval and recommended that the Agency Board approve Precise Plan, Phase 1, shown on Exhibit "F" which approval would be made subject to the General and Specific Conditions listed on Exhibit "A-E," and also the five findings contained in the Staff Report, dated February 17, 1982, Subject: Precise Plan, Phase 1, Gateway Redevelopment Project. 2/17/72 Page 2 AP! ~VAL OF PRECISE PLAN Member Damonte moved, seconded by Vice Chairman Te§lia, that the PH~ 1 GATEWAY REDEVELOP- Precise Plan, Phase 1, be approved, subject to the conditions as ME~,. PROJECT recommended by'the Director of Community Development. (Continued) On the questions, Mr. Aguilar spoke and complimented City staff for its cooperation and an excellent job done. He stated that Homart has taken exception to three of the conditions and re- quested to state their case. The three concerns were the conditions dealing with Item 3-A, Filing Requirements, and 4-A-~2, Police Requirements, Exhibit B, page 4. He stated Homart had no problem with the requirements, but would like to have some joint determination as to what the scope of work will be and have some say about the costs involved. Further discussion followed concerning the scope of work and extent of special inspection fees. It was pointed out that in- spection was a municipal responsiblity which could not be shared with the developer, but that it was the intent of Agency staff to consult with the developer before making such determinations and that Homart could appeal any unsatisfactory decision to the Board. Mr. Aguilar stated that he was now satisfied that this was part of the record. He continued concerning page 4, Police Department Line Site Improvements, Item 2, commenting that the Police Depart- ment's concerns were to reduce or minimize traffic problems and circulation within the parking lot areas. He stated that he would like to illustrate, through the use of a chart, the location of the median landscaped islands and how the problem'isnonexistent in terms of traffic flow. Mr'. Cliff Lowe, Landscape Architect, SWA, Sausalito, pointed out the parking areas which were under discussion and indicated that his firm had originally felt the landscaped medians to separate parking bays would be desirable; but that after further study and review of costs, together with current general practice in the design of parking lots, it had been agreed that only a one- foot concrete curbing would be satisfactory to meet the Police concerns. In answer to Chairman Nicolopulos's inquiry about the Police Department's rationale on the need for these conditions, Assistant Secretary Dell'Angela replied that he felt that there should be no cross traffic through the parking spaces. The condition would im- pose those areas to have, instead of complete landscaping, a four- foot-wide raised median. Sergeant David Haskins spoke, remarking that Police concerns were covered quite adequately. He further stated that their concern related to traffic's cutting across the lots at all angles and that it was a municipal requirement for all other parking lots. 2/17/82 Page 3 0i27 AP~---VAL OF PRECISE PLAN Mr. Aguilar stated that, while Homart did not share the Police PH~ 1 GATEWAY REDEVELOP- Department's concerns, they are aware of potentials and were pre- MEI,. PROJECT pared to install wheel stops. He said that if this was acceptable, (Continued) it should address the concerns, Assistant Secretary Dell~Angela outlined the alternatives: 1) accept parking lot design as proposed by applicants, or 2) require four (4) foot median areas in north and south parking lots as recommended in Staff Report. Maintenancecosts were discussed after which Member Acosta addressed this issue and expressed his opinion that he would like to see some landscaping, leaving the rest of the area open for circulation should any security or emergency situation occur. Chief of Police James Datzman briefly spoke aboUt his participation in discussions concerning parking configurations. He stated that staff recognized the costs involved and that the Police Department could live with any one of the three, but was concerned with property damage and injury. After further discussion, Assistant Secretary Dell'Angela stated that he would prefer the four-foot medians rather than the wheel stops because of appearance and maintenance. He felt the four- foot island dividers would solve the Police Department's problem and was a mid-way compromise between the complete landscaping and wheel stops. Mr. Aguilar next commented that if they were to use the four-foot- wide curbing, it would be done in asphalt for aesthetic and maintenance reasons. The Board expressed its opinion that they felt asphalt was never considered "aethetic." Member Acosta remarked that before voting, he would state that he is opposed to Condition 3 under the Police Department. The motion, as made and seconded, was that the Precise Plan, Phase 1, be approved, based on all of the conditions recommended by Staff and on the five findings as stipulated in the Staff Report. Roll call votew~s- ~s~'follows: Ayes: Members Acosta, Addie§o, Damonte, Vice Chairman Teglia; and Chairman Nicolopulos. Noes, none. Absent, none. Chairman Nicolopulos requested that the records show he concurred in Member Acosta's opposition. GOOD AND WELFARE: Chairman Nicolopulos invited anyone in the audience to speak. No one wished to speak. 2/17/82 Page 4 APl ~VAL OF PRECISE PLAN Member D~lonte moved, seconded by Member Acosta, that the meeting PH, ' 1 GATEWAY PROJECT be adjourned. Motion,.as made and seconded, was unanimously (C~,,cinued) carried. ADJOURNMENT Time of adjournment: 8:10 p.m. APPROVED: South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, C. Walter Birkelo, Executive Director/Secretary South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency The entries of this Redevelopment Agency meeting show the action taken by the Board to dispose of the item. Oral presentations, arguments, and comments are recorded on tape. The tape and documents related to the items are on file in the office of the City Manager and available for inS---;tion, review, and copying. 2/17/82 Page 5