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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1990-02-14Mayor Richard A. Haffey Counci 1: Jack Drago Gus Nicolopulos John R. Penna Roberta Cerri Teglia AGENDA CALL TO ORDER: (Cassette No. 1) ROLL CALL: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE INVOCATION: PRESENTATIONS Beautification Awards Presented by Margaret Caldow and Mary Jane Vail ~oo~' AGENDA REVIEW Mayor Haffey Requested the following: - Delete Item 11 in that the inter- views were eliminated this evening - Add Council to set dates for interviews and direct the adver- tisement for applications for Personnel Board and the Park & Recreation Commission. - Add Discussion of youth baseball field concerns. MINUTES City Council Municipal Services Building Community Room February 14, 1990 ACTION TAKEN 7:30 p.m. Mayor Halley presiding. Council present: Council absent: Drago, Nicolopulos, Penna, and Haffey. Teglia. City Clerk Battaya stated that Councilmember Teglia had informed the Office that she was on vacation and unable to attend tonight's meeting. The pledge was recited. Rev. Lynn Bowdish, St. Elizabeth's Church, gave the invocation. PRESENTATIONS Ms. Margaret Caldow and Ms. Mary Jane Vail, Beautification Subcommittee, pre- sented the following Beautification Awards: Residential: Harold and Diane Smith; Commercial: Guy F. Atkinson Co.; Multi-Dwelling: Alida Way Apartments; Planting for Drought Years: Carmello P. and Anna Troia; Committee's Choice: Agostine and Alliria Bartolozzi. AGENDA REVIEW City Manager Armas stated that there were no changes to the Agenda. So ordered. 2/14/90 Page i AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ORAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY FORUM CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Adjourned Regular Meeting of 1/24/90, and the Regular Meeting of 1/24/90. 2. Motion to confirm claims of 2/14/90. 3. Motion to waive fees for the use of the Municipal Services Building Social Hall on 3/4/90 by the 1990 Alta Loma Junior High School Marching Band for a fund raiser on 3/4/90. 4. Motion to waive fees for the use of the Municipal Services Building Social Hall for the S.S.F. High School Blue Knights Jazz Band Annual Dinner Dance fund raiser on 2/24/90. 5. Resolution approving plans and ~°~O- specifications, and the advertise- ment of bids for the Oak Avenue Storm Drain Project. A RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AUTHORIZING THE WORK AND CALLING BIDS FOR THE OAK AVENUE STORM DRAIN Resolution authorizing Amendment 61 No. 2 to Agreement with CH2M Hill/ T.Y. Lin International for design services for the Oyster Point Grade Separation/Interchange Project. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AGREEMENT POINT GRADE SEPARATION/INTERCHANGE PROJECT ORAL COMMUNICATIONS No one chose to speak. COMMUNITY FORUM No one chose to speak. CONSENT CALENDAR Approved with changes pointed out by the City Clerk. Removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion by Vice Mayor Drago. So ordered. So ordered. RESOLUTION NO. 12-90 RESOLUTION NO. 13-90 2/14/90 Page 2 A G E N D A A C T I 0 N T A K E N ~';~ ~Q CONSENT CALENDAR Resolution urging designation of San Francisco Bay wetlands as Wetlands of international impor- tance. A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DESIGNATION OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY AS A WETLAND OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE e Motion to adopt two ordinances: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.56~g~ OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNI- CIPAL CODE TO CHANGE THE REGULAR = MEETING DATES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RELATED PROVISIONS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PROVISIONS ~ OF CHAPTER 8.24 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND TO IMPOSE THE COST OF ABATING SUCH NUISANCES AS A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT 2. Motion to confirm claims of 2/14/90.~ CONSENT CALENDAR RESOLUTION NO. 14-90 ORDINANCE NO. 1074-90 ORDINANCE NO. 1075-90 M/S Nicolopulos/Penna - To approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of Item No. 2. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Vice Mayor Drago stated that there had been a discussion at the last meeting on the warrant of David M. Griffith & Assoc., and the vote had been not to pay the warrant pending an explanation. He stated that he had received the explana- tion, but was not satisfied that this was a proper expenditure for the following reasons: the firm's fee was based upon monies that come back from the State - reimbursement of SB90 monies; the warrant for $4,500 was not money wherein the reimbursement had been received from the State; thought there was a cap on the firm's fees; the City had not received money from the State, and could not see why the Council should pay in advance of State reimbursement. 2/14/90 Page 3 A G E N D A A C T I 0 N T A K E N ~.~i:,:,!'~ 2. Motion - Continued. LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS 9. Motion to adopt an ordinance. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 20.22.030 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE TO REGULATE TENANT SPACES 15,000 SQUARE FEET OR LARGER IN RETAIL COMMERCIAL C-1 DISTRICTS Councilman Nicolopulos stated that the Vice Mayor's argument was logical and feasible, and questioned how the money could be dispersed when it had not been received. City Manager Armas stated that staff could provide more detail, but in terms of the general question raised - the City needs to apply to the State, the State inevitably will have a lag time before the monies are received, and the vendor has an entitlement to the fee for his services. Discussion followed: that Council could act on the balance of the claims, and staff will respond at the next meeting on the warrant; that Council should inform staff of their concerns before a meeting; that the Vice Mayor was not satisfied with the memo from the Director of Finance, etc. M/S Drago/Penna - To confirm the claims of 2/14/90 with the exception of the claim for David M. Griffith & Assoc. Carried by unanimous voice vote. LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS M/S Nicolopulos/Drago - To adopt the ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. 1076-90 Councilman Penna stated that he had voted against this at the last meeting because he felt it was an ordinance put together basically out of a compromise on a situation that he did not think did the City a service. He felt that the ordi- nance itself gave too much discretionary authority to the staff. He felt that a person would not have to go through the use permit process anyway in order to expand his business over the 15,000 sq. ft., and this ordinance was not needed. He reiterated his concerns voiced at the 2/14/90 Page 4 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS 9. Motion - Continued. PUBLIC HEARINGS 10. Public Hearing - To consider the South San Francisco Scavenger Company request for a rate increase to recover increased costs due to higher landfill costs. Reso- lution to increase rates. A RESOLUTION REVISING SCAVENGER RATES AND CHARGES LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS last meeting, and stated that he would again vote against the ordinance. Vice Mayor Drago stated that the basis for his vote was that the Planning Commission had created an Ad Hoc Committee to study this issue, and this was the end product. Carried by majority roll call vote, Councilman Penna voted no. PUBLIC HEARINGS City Manager Armas stated that this was a request by the So. San Francisco Scavenger Co. to increase the rate charged to its customers as a result of a decision prompted by a number of parties - most recently by the County when it approved a request submitted by the operators of Ox Mountain to increase the fees it charged people dumping garbage at that landfill. He stated that this had been prompted by State regulations that mandated certain monitoring and closing measurements be instituted. He stated that the Company needed to demonstrate that it has a financial wherewithal to accomplish those respon- sibilities. He stated that in deter- mining the rates it would levy to people using the facility, the Company took into account the fact that the projected land- fill currently in use would only be available for another thirty months, and consequently assumed that only that time frame was available to generate the income necessary to meet its obligations. He stated that the Board of Supervisors had approved the increase resulting in charges going up from $7.50 per ton to a total of $14.00 per ton. He stated that locally this meant that the S.S.F. Scavenger Co. increase to its users would be 9.7%, which represented a pass through cost by it to dispose of the garbage it col 1 ects. 2/14/90 Page 5 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN PUBLIC HEARINGS 10. Public Hearing - Continued. PUBLIC HEARINGS Mayor Halley invited those wishing to speak for or against the item to step to the dais - no one did, and he closed the Public Hearing. Mayor Halley stated that this item was tied very closely to the City's recycling efforts in the community, and this action pointed out how important these efforts were in view of the closing of dumping sites. Vice Mayor Drago questioned whether the Scavenger Co. did or did not accept plastic bottles, because some users were finding the plastic bottles left in their recycling baskets. Mr. Doug Button, S.S.F. Scavenger Co., stated that currently the Company only accepted P.E.T. plastic bottles, such as Coke, 7-Up and Pepsi bottles from the grocery stores. He stated that the Company was working on taking the high density bottles, such as bleach and milk, but right now there was not a market for that type of plastic. Vice Mayor Drago felt that it was incum- bent upon the Company to notify the people as to what type of plastic bottles were acceptable. Ms. Stephanie Uccelli, S.S.F. Scavenger Co., stated that there would be an educa- tional follow-up to alert the public on recyclables. She stated that successful recycling efforts would slow down the amount of landfill material. Mayor Halley suggested an informational newsletter being sent to users with scavenger bills, and requested a report on the effectiveness of the program. Councilman Penna stated that according to an archiologist who had studied landfill sites, 85% of all landfill is composed of pap. er, and by..recj{.clin~ p~aR~ we can reauce landflmm sl~es Dy ~ui~[ 2/14/90 Page 6 CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: February 6, 1990 Honorable Mayor and City Council Councilmember Teglia SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO SCAVENGER COMPANY REQUEST FOR RATE INCREASE As I will be unable to attend the Council meeting of February 14 when this subject is considered, I wish to convey to the Council my comments and to request that this be incorporated into the record. My concerns are basically twofold. First, I recall that a number of years ago (I believe it was in 1982), BFI, the operator of the Ox Mountain landfill site, reduced its disposal fees by $2.25 a ton. Although a savings (approximately $168,000 for South San Francisco alone) was realized by the Blue Line Transfer Station (wholly owned by the same ownership as South San Francisco Scavenger Company), this savings was not passed on to their customers - namely our residents and businesses. Therefore, I recommend and request that the City Council incorporate a provision that requires the "Company" (Blue Line and/or South San Francisco Scavenger Company) to "pass-through" to its customers any savings it realizes because of reduced disposal fees. (As you are aware, BFI is assuming a 30-month life for the existing landfill and has used this time period to calculate its rates. If it receives approval for use of the additional canyon, it may be able to recover its closing and monitoring costs over a longer period of time. Should this be the case, disposal fees should be reduced and a savings realized). Second, since the City has approved and instituted a recycling program, we should experience a reduction in the total tonnage disposed at the landfill and a related reduction in costs. This benefit should accrue to the customer. While it yet may not be possible to factor this into the equation, since the full City has not been participating in this program for an extended period of time, it is something that needs to be mentioned and taken into account in the future as rates are elevated. As Council is also aware, the City has, for several years, been attempting to negotiate a new franchise agreement with South San Francisco Scavenger Company. It is the sub-committee's hope that negotiations can be concluded this year and that a draft can be presented to Council for action. 2/14/90 Pa§e 6a To: Honorable Mayor and City Council , Sub: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO SCAVENGER COMPANY REQUEST FOR RATE INCREASE February 6, 1990 Page 2 Protective language regarding the above mentioned issues may very well appear in the new document. However, in the interim, there exists no such protection and we cannot guarantee a conclusion to the franchise discussions this year any more than we could in any of the past four years. 2/14/90 Page 6b AGENDA ACTION TAKEN PUBLIC HEARINGS 10. Public Hearin9 - Continued. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL 11. Appointment to the Conference Center Board. Set date for interviews for 11a. Personnel Board and the Park Recreation Commission. 11b. Youth Baseball Managers concerns.~o~ PUBLIC HEARINGS City Clerk Battaya read a memo, dated 2/6/90, from Councilmember Teglia into the record (a copy is attached and a per- manent part of the record oi~ this meeting). M/S Nicolopulos/Drago - To adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 15-90 Carried by unanimous voice vote. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL Deleted from the Agenda by Mayor Halley under Agenda Review. Mayor Haffey requested that interviews be set for the 3/21/90 study session, bet- ween 7:00 - 8:00 p.m., for vacancies on the Personnel Board and Park & Recreation Commission. He directed the City Clerk to advertise for applicants, and send a letter to the prior year's applicants to see if they were still interested. He directed the City Manager to investi- gate Youth Baseball Manager's concerns cited at a recent meeting. Vice Mayor Drago expressed concern over the downtown merchants not keeping a tidy front to their property. Councilman Nicolopulos commended the park people for the improvements of planter boxes on Grand Avenue. Councilman Penna requested that staff investigate cracked sidewalks and raised trees on Grand Ave., and look to increased traffic enforcement. Councilman Nicolopulos wanted Council to consider purchasing a driven sidewalk washer during the budget session. Councilman Penna commended staff on the 2/14/90 Page 7 ITEMS FROM COUNCIL 11b. Youth Baseball Managers concerns - Continued. GOOD AND WELFARE CLOSED SESSION 12. Closed session for the purpose of discussion of personnel matters, labor relations, property nego- tiations and litigation. RECALL TO ORDER: 13. Request to adjourn the meeting to Wednesday, 2/21/90, at 7:00 p.m., City Council Conference Room, City Hall, 400 Grand Ave., for discussion of a mid-year budget rev i ew. ADJOURNMENT: ITEMS FROM COUNCIL financial management report he had received. GOOD AND WELFARE No one chose to speak. CLOSED SESSION Council adjourned to a Closed Session at 8:30 p.m., to discuss the items noticed. Mayor Haffey recalled the meeting to order at 9:30 p.m., all Council present, no action was taken. M/S Nicolopulos/Penna - To adjourn the meeting to Wednesday, 2/21/90, at 7:00 p.m., City Council Conference Room, City Hall, 400 Grand Ave., for discussion of a mid-year budget review. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Time of adjournment was 9:31 p.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, Barbara A. Battaya, City C~l~rk City of South San Francisco Richard A.~ Haffe~ ~yor City of South San ~rancisco The entries of this Council meeting show the action taken by the City Council to dispose of an item. Oral communications, arguments, and comments are recorded on tape. The tape and documents related to the items are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and are available for inspection, review and copying. 2/14/90 Page 8