HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1996-04-03 Mayor Jack Drago
Council:
Joseph A. Fernekes
Eugene R. Mullin
~lohn R. Penna
: Robert Yee
MINUTES
City Council
Municipal Services Building
Community Room
April 3, 1996
AGENDA
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER: (Cassette No. 1)
ROLL CALL:
Joint Meeting with the Parks & Recreation Commission
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A~TION TAKEN
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
7:10 p.m. Mayor Drago presiding.
Council Present:
Council Absent:
Fernekes, Mullin, Penna, Yee and
Drago.
None.
Parks & Recreation Commission Present: Brown,
Caporale, Dimminger, Fitzgibbons, Selleck and
Patane.
Parks & Recreation Commission Absent: None due
to the fact the newly appointed Commissioner has
not been sworn in.
Discussion followed on the roles of Council, Parks
and Recreation Commission and staff in the Park,
Recreation and Open Space Process, and Status of
Orange Memorial Park Expansion/Renovation:
Commissioner Fitzgibbons stated the Council has to
oversee the entire City whereas the Commission
focuses on one particular area; she felt that for the
best utilization of the Commission each should be in
touch with the other on their areas of interest;
Chairman Patane concurred, but was concerned that
in his four years as a Commissioner this was the
first joint meeting with Council; Commissioner
Dimminger stated six years previously he had ap-
pointed a Subcommittee on Orange Park, drew plans
and had meetings and in the last four or five years
the Project has died; he knows the money is
there from what was paid to the Mazzantis; he feels
they are a recommending Body, but their recom-
mendations are not being taken care of by the Coun-
cil nor has he seen any progress made on the recom-
mendations; Chairman Patane felt the Commission
makes recommendations, but Council pulls the purse
strings, however, he wants more communications;
Mayor Drago stated the money is not there to do
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
Joint Meeting - Continued.
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the Park, so you Commissioners can put that in the
back of their minds; the Project has not stopped,
because in the last month Council has been discuss-
ing the Corporation Yard which is the first step and
looking at $5 million to move the Corporation Yard
out of Orange Park and house it on North Canal; he
stated the City will own the Mazzanti property in
July and the property was paid for with the money
put in the bank and the interest; Council knows they
can develop the Park in the next two years and is
working with the family to lease it back to them for
so much a year; the money is not there because the
state came in and identified unreinforced masonry
buildings and that is going to cost 2.2 million for
City Hall, the treatment plant will cost $20 million,
so Orange Park is important, but there are other
important things; Council has made an important
step to put the Corporation Yard out to bid and
will be on the next agenda and we will see what the
bids come in at; Commissioner Dimminger wants to
know if the Orange Park Project will begin after the
Corporation Yard, say within 3 or 4 years; there is
no doubt in the Mayor's mind, but he wants to wait
as long as possible until BART is settled;
Councilman Mullin noted that in Commissioner
Dimminger's tenure recommendations for Burl Buri
and the Westborough Community Center had come
to fruition; Councilman Mullin is still having a prob-
lem with the $6 million for the Corporation Yard
which does not generate additional revenues; while
recreation is important and undersized for a com-
munity of this size, but we have greater priorities in
public safety with the seismic safety issues; Mayor
Drago stated monies are earmarked for Orange Park
in the Capital Improvement Program; Council-
man Penna served with Commissioner Caporale on
the Subcommittee for Orange Park and the Com-
missioner had been very concerned about the cost,
so each went back to their Bodies and reviewed the
cost factors; the cost factors included $6 million for
the Corporation Yard.
Discussion followed on City Council and Parks and
Recreation Commission expectations: Mayor Drago
feels the Commission is the Council's sounding
board and represents all of the neighborhoods in the
City and he did not like to see the Commission
focus in only on Orange Park; as a sounding board
the Commission comes back and makes their rec-
ommendation, but they should not be upset if the
Council feels there are more priorities because there
AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
Joint Meeting - Continued.
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are other concerns in the City; the Mayor feels the
Commission has a lot of flexibility in the use of in-
lieu fees because a lot of the things the Commission
does not come before the Council, like putting walk-
ways on Zamora; the Terrabay swimming pool vs. a
gymnasium had been put before the public in neigh-
borhood meetings of the Commission; Chair-
man Patane asks if people come to the Council
complaining about the Commission; Mayor Drago
stated if someone complains about maintenance or
the tennis people want a bathroom, then he goes to
the City Manager to handle the problem; when he
was approached about the concession stand he told
them to deal with the Commission; Councilman
Penna felt the Commission is the Council's eyes
and ears and wanted to be told of issues coming
before the Council; he knows the Council gets Com-
mission minutes, but he does not always get the
chance to read them; he thinks the Commission is
doing a great job; Councilman Mullin stated he has
attended three Parks & Recreation Commission
meetings, and is managing to attend all Commission
meetings, and is having the agendas mailed to his
house; he is highly complimentary with the profes-
sionalism he sees in the meetings, the quality of the
Leisure Brochure, the classes he has taken part in
and has not heard any complaints about anything the
Parks & Recreation is doing and is happy with Barry
getting the City seal lighted on the MSB building.
Discussion followed on Vision for Alta Loma Tri-
angle and Avalon Ballfield: Commissioner Caporale
questioned if Orange Park can be done in phases,
because there is a little money available; Council has
not gotten to that point for it is dealing with the
Corporation Yard; the $6 million for the Corpora-
tion Yard does not include clearing the site and
upgrading the old site; City Manager Wilson felt the
Council should look at the whole master plan for it
is looking at other options; he came to the City and
saw a lot of money in a lot of pigeon holes, but not
enough to do anything, so by moving ahead on one
project something will be accomplished; there has
been the purchase of a lot of land and the Commis-
sion has charge of Alta Loma and Avalon land and
in-lieu funds can be directed there; the Commission
is going to do the Avalon strip and Westborough;
Mayor Drago had a meeting with the School District
Liaison and threw out - how receptive would the
District be to develop their land beyond Alta Loma
and make 3 diamond, because their sale of El
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Joint Meeting - Continued.
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Rancho means we lose a diamond and we pickup
two at Orange Park, but can we make use of open
land; Mayor Drago seems to think there is a change
of attitude with the District for cooperation with the
City and the City is trying to help them through the
development and the child care issue; Chairman
Patane asked when the McLellan property is going
to be developed; Mayor Drago stated that project
was based on certain density for BART and until the
City knows what the commitment is we cannot do
anything for it is a part of the redevelopment plan; if
BART is going to pay for the undergrounding, if so,
that frees up redevelopment money and affects
density; the City does not know when McLellan's
will be developed, but wants to get together with the
Chairman to talk before rumors are stretched out of
proportion; Mayor Drago stated if the El Rancho
site is developed it will generate in-lieu park fees; in
the past the District has been reluctant to allow the
City to do capital improvements on their property -
only to do maintenance; the Mayor wants to get to
them and say, we serve the same people, let's do
this for Citywide use which is what people like Jim
Keegan have been talking about for years, but the
Council has not talked about it; rumors have it that
the Council wants to sell the land back to the Dis-
trict and they will make a quick sell to a developer
and make more money; the Mayor said he made that
statement for the District is finely strapped and if we
can get what we want and put money into their
pockets - it made sense; Commissioners Fitzgibbons
and Brown after going to a mini conference, con-
tacted Victoria Von Schell to go to Sunnyvale for
they have a wonderful relationship with the District
and do mutually beneficial programs, but they have
not made the trip yet; the City does not share
equipment with the District, but there has been a
reluctance to commit themselves; the City is trying
to pave the way for the Terrabay being put under
the S.S.F. School District's jurisdiction; hopefully it
will add to the diamonds in the City; talk of jointly
using School District lands; the Alta Loma property
has been promised as a park for many years; it is
not know how much the grading will cost; the
McLellan developers came to the City last fall and
the Council made a decision and they wanted a
reconsideration of zoning, the Council was sympa-
thetic to downzoning the property, but needed a
determination on BART; the developers are anxious
to move forward on the McLellan property; Mayor
wants to get a bus trip going to investigate
AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
Joint Meeting - Continued.
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all the parks; cleaning up the lower lots at Avalon
and the upper ballfields to bring up to playable
standards, cut down trees and pave it; Mayor had
suggested to the Liaison group that the City sell the
property back to them for what we paid for it and
they sell it and pick up $4 million and we use the in-
lieu and the Greystone in-lieu fees to make a sports
center.
Discussion followed on the Pee Wee League Con-
cession Stand in Burl Buri Park: should this be on
the Agenda; there has been a lack of cooperation
from the Pee Wee League in meeting deadlines to
remove the box; there is a lack of communications
and the Commission is hearing threats in the com-
munity of Council politicking for groups to get their
way; the Commission had requested an audit of the
Pee Wee League Concession books because of a
discrepancy in their account; large amounts of mon-
ey are being raised by the Concession Stand - as
much as $20,000; if they don't cooperate by
the end of the season don't allow them to put the
stand in next year; if the League puts down a low
dollar amount the City would not know if it was
right or not; Mayor Drago suggested giving the
stand to the soccer team and get away from the taco
trucks; the Commission does not hear much from
the soccer team; Commissioner Fitzgibbons stated
she used to be involved in soccer and the organiza-
tion is very disorganized; Mayor Drago again
brought up the possibility of having a joint bus ride
to drive to all the parks, stop at the parks and show
Council the Commission's concerns and vice versa;
Councilman Mullin stated a meeting like this should
be held yearly; Mayor Drago has asked the Manager
last July to schedule meetings with all the Commis-
sion, say from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., an open house
and meet everyone; is Council still going with the
gym at Terrabay, because rumors have it that it is
back to the swimming pool; the gym was approved
by Council; etc.
M/S Dimminger/Fitzgibbons - To adjourn the Parks
& Recreation Commission meeting.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Time of adjournment was 8:13 p.m.
Mayor Drago declared a recess at 8:14 p.m.
AGENDA ACTIQN TAKEN
RECALL TO ORDER:
..esolution authorizing an exclusive negotiating rights
agreement with Bay West Group for post development of
the Shearwater site.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN EXCLUSIVE
NEGOTIATING RIGHTS AGREEMENT WITH BAY
WEST GROUP FOR POST DEVELOPMENT OF THE
SHEARWATER SITE
Water Quality Control Plant expansion.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Drago recalled the meeting to order at 9:04
p.m.
City Attorney Mattas stated that the proposed change
for the redevelopment agreement would also apply
to this item (in reference to the change to
Subsection 4E language of the agreement).
M/S Mullin/Fernekes - To adopt the Resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 41-96
Carried by majority voice vote, Councilman Penna
previously left the meetings.
Councilman Yee stated Council should have this
kind of meeting more often, rather than be caught at
the last minute where the agreement comes before
the Council. He does not like having a 15 minute
brief in the backroom and then have to move on an
agreement, either that or some kind of a written
status report that we can respond to with questions.
City Manager Wilson stated he would look into the
17th as a study session for this item.
M/S Yee/Drago - To adjourn the meeting.
Carried by majority voice vote with the absence of
Councilman Penna.
Time of adjournment was 9:05 p.m.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
Barbara A. Battaya, City
City of South San Francisco
APPROVED.
Drago, Mayor ~/
/City of South San Francisco
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