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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1997-01-22 Mayor Joseph A. Femekes Council: James L. Datzman .__.Eugene R. Mullin lohn R. Penna Robert Yee MINUTES City Council Municipal Services .Building Community Room .188,. January 22, 1997 SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 22, 1997 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 54956 of the Government Code of the State of California, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco will hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday, the 22nd day of January 1997, at 5:30 p.m. in the Municipal Services Building, Community Room, 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, California. Purpose of the meeting: 1. Interview of Planning Commission applicants Closed Session, pursuant to GC 54956.9, conference with legal counsel on pending litigation - Molieri vs. City of S.S.F. City Clerk City of South San Francisco Dated: January 15, 1997 AGENDA A_CI!ON TAKEN CALL TO ORDER: (Cassette No. 1) 5:34 p.m. Mayor Fernekes presided. ROLL CALL: Council Present: Council Absent: Datzman, Mullin, Yee and Fernekes. Penna. 1. Interview of Planning Commission applicants..~-/-~a"-~ Councilman Penna Arrived at 5:55 p.m. Council interviewed the following Planning Com- mission applicants: Eileen Avila, Herman Hoyer, Julie Baldocchi, Leo Padreddii and Donald Sherer. Mayor Fernekes stated Christopher Archuleta was unable to make tonight's meeting. Closed Session, pursuant to GC 54956.9, conference with legal counsel on pending litigation - Molieri vs. City of S.S.F. Council entered a Closed Session at 6:35 p.m., to discuss the item noticed. 1/22/97 Page 1 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN --nECALL TO ORDER: ADJOURNMENT: 189 Mayor Fernekes recalled the meeting to order at 7:33 p.m., all Council was present, no action was taken and direction was given. M/S Penna/Yee - To adjourn the meeting. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Time of adjournment was 7:34 p.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, ~aya, Cit~ City of South San Francisco APPROVED. ~~ ~F~r ~ea~k e~,r aMn caiYsOc~ ae entries of this Council meeting show the action taken by the City Council to dispose of an item. Oral communica- ~ns, 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. 1/22/97 Page 2 Mayor loseph A. Fernekes Council: James L. Datzman Eugene R. Mullin ~Iohn R. Penna Robert Yee MINUTES City Council Municipal Services Building Community Room January 22, 1997 190 CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: AGENDA (Cassette No. 1) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: INVOCATION: PRESENTATIONS -"esolution Commending Huley Freddie for His Service to .e City 50 ~/7 Semi-Annual Informational Flyer and Program Progress Update on the Aircraft Noise Insulation Program by Da-., vid Valkenaar AGENDA REVIEW City Manager Wilson Requested: - Remove Item No. 6 as the report is not ready. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY FORUM A_C_T!Q N TAKEN 7:58 p.m. Mayor Fernekes presiding. Council Present: Council Absent: Datzman, Mullin, Penna, Yee and Fernekes. None. The Pledge was recited. Rev. Ivory, St. Paul's Methodist Church, gave the invocation. PRESENTATIONS Mayor Fernekes read the Resolution aloud and presented it to Huley Freddie. Mr. David Valkenaar related: more than 1,300 single-family homes were insulated for aircraft noise in 1996; in total 2000 homes have been insulated and another 1500 are being processed; work is underway in Rancho Buri Buri and Sterling Manor and will start in Serra Highlands in April; Area 9 has been split into two parts due to its size, the lower part, near Galway, Radburn and Westborough Park will be first; etc. AGENDA REVIEW So ordered. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS No one chose to speak. COMMUNITY FORUM Councilman Mullin related: he asked the City Man- ager and City Attorney to draft an ordinance on Proposition 208 to place a $15,000 maximum limita- 1/22/97 Page 1 AGENDA _ (~OMMUNITY FORUM CONSENT CALENDAR Motion to approve Minutes of the Special Meeting of 12/18/96 and Regular Meeting of 12/18/96. 2. Motion to confirm expense claims of 1/22/97. ~'~9 / ,.~ 3. Resolution approving an agreement for a storm drain easement at Airport Blvd. and Armour Ave. ~-~ ~9 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A STORM DRAIN EASEMENT WITH PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC AT AIRPORT BOULEVARD AND ARMOUR AVENUE ACTION TAKEN 19'1 COMMUNITY FORUM tion on campaign contributions; CSPAN has an educational bus that cost $4,500 and $800,000 was spent to connect it by satellite to Washington and is cabled into classrooms; S.S.F. High School is the first school to get the bus twice; he asked staff, with the consent of Council, to do research on a Martin Luther King formal holiday, for he wants the cost parameters and other considerations of the loss in down time. Councilman Yee wants a report of the pros and cons and the issues involved in the campaign ordinance for Council to discuss before action is taken. Councilman Datzman felt the professional costs should be looked at before setting an arbitrary $15,000.00. Councilman Penna stated he plans to run again, however, the first campaign cost $8,000.00 for signs and he intends not having signs, walking precincts and handing out flyers. Mayor Fernekes complemented Mr. Torres, of R. Torres Co., as an excellent example of a business coming into town and doing everything right and Mr. Terres had complemented the Building Divi- sion. Councilman Datzman stated he received a complaint letter in reference to vehicle repairs and wanted everyone to know Code Enforcement and the Police are investigating. CONSENT CALENDAR Removed from the Consent Calendar by Councilman Mullin and Councilman Datzman. Approved in the amount of $1,718,225.85. RESOLUTION NO. 6-97 1/22/97 Page 2 AGENDA CONSENT CALENDAR Resolution approving a landscape easement agreement with PG&E. ,5-o0 ~ A RESOLUTION APPROVING A LANDSCAPE EASEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AND PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC Resolution approving an agreement with California Water Co. for 820 Tennis Drive. 5'O S' 3" A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREE- MENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AND CALIFORNIA WATER SER- VICE COMPANY FOR SERVICE TO 820 TENNIS DRIVE Motion to accept the Orange Avenue Storm Drain Improvements as complete in accordance with the plans and specifications. 6-0 ~ 1. Motion to approve Minutes of the Special Meeting of 12/18/96 and Regular Meeting of 12/18/96. PUBLIC HEARINGS Evidentiary Hearing - Consideration of revocation of UP-93-939/Mod 1 (allowing for operation of a res- taurant during the hours between midnight and 6:00 a.m.) at 2211 Gellert Blvd. known as Ling Nam Noodle House; Public Hearing opened on 12/18/96; Motion to close the Evidentiary Hearing and take no action to revoke or modify UP-93-939/Mod 1. ~ O~-~ DMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS Motion to approve the BART Station Design Guide 1/22/97 Page 3 AC_T!QN CONSENT CALENDAR TAKEN RESOLUTION NO. 7-97 RESOLUTION NO. 8-97 Removed from the Consent Calendar by City Man- ager Wilson under Agenda Review. M/S Penna/Datzman - To approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of Items No. 1 and 6. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Vice Mayor Mullin asked that page 2 of the min- utes, under presentations, be changed to read Meg Miliani. M/S Mullin/Penna - To approve the corrected min- utes. Carried by majority machine vote, Councilman Datzman abstained. PUBLIC HEARINGS Director of Economic & Community Development Van Duyn related, since the last meeting the appli- cant installed lighting to the satisfaction of the Police Department and he asked Council to close the Hear- ing without any action being taken. Mayor Fernekes closed the Evidentiary Hearing. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS Director of Economic & Community Development TAKEN ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS I. Motion- Continued. lines. 1/22/97 Page 4 193 ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS Van Duyn related: Council had a workshop session on the guidelines at Hickey and El Camino Real; Council has before it a completed bound document from Group 4 Architecture and Mr. Robin Chang is here to respond to questions; staff feels the guide- lines are clear to BART on what we want complet- ed. Councilman Yee stated he recalled the study session and Council's direction on the sketches which are not in the document. Mr. Robin Chang stated they were discussed with staff and BART's staff and not used. Ms. Kathryn Shormer, Group 4, stated it is not in the document as a specific, for they thought it would come back to Council for more design on the cam- panile and arches. She felt that when Council sees it more developed they will be better able to decide. Councilman Yee stated, so all the votes Council took that night did not mean a thing. He stated Council wrestled with those issues that night, which was ignored, and feels the whole thing should have been ignored and Council wait until later. Councilman Penna stated it is typical of BART, for they ask for input and then ignore it. Mr. Chang admitted it was not well organized be- fore being brought before Council. Vice Mayor Mullin stated he had many classes input, yet it did not materialize and you are telling us we can only massage the edges. Mr. Chang stated, after they had a meeting with the Planning Commission which was a Public Hearing, there were comments and things that came up that the parking structure and the arches would not miti- gate and this was not considered as an option until the meeting with BART. Then they were under a time constraint and a lot of the features were done before the cost analysis of the station. Mayor Fernekes stated he was disappointed with this whole process, because this Council was excited about this for Council and staff spent a lot of time, AQENDA A~I!QN TAKEN ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS L Motion - Continued. 9. Updated report on the BART agreement. 194 ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS so where do we go from here. Mr. Chang stated he understood this is a more abstract documents that lots of things impact the costs, but it will come back to Council. City Manager Wilson stated he thought Group 4 was under our contract to convey our thoughts to BART, not the reverse and the document should be redone. Councilman Yee stated Council has been cooperative with BART, unlike other cities, and it is time to show we have a negative side too. City Manager Wilson stated BART wanted to know how we felt which this document does not reflect. Councilman Datzman stated he was involved as a resident and a citizen, the Subcommittee sat down with staff today and there is nothing to look at, yet he sees needs that need to be addressed for this is not at the far end of the line. Councilman Penna related, a year ago Council had a meeting with BART, they are still trying to get money from Washington and he has difficulty in believing anything they say for this was supposed to be done in the year 2000. Mr. Arch Walters, BART Project Manager, stated they are developing concepts for the station and BART is prepared to hear what this Council wants. However, with the conceptual level they are at it is difficult to know the cost. They are prepared in the way of guidelines and will cost that and see how it compares, but they have not had that opportunity. Councilman Yee stated no action should be taken and the item should be referred back to staff. Director of Economic & Community Development Van Duyn related: they are in discussions with BART on the use of City streets and routes to be used, road closures, police and fire services and standard indemnification; there will be a meeting with San Bruno and Millbrae; the agreement will come back in its entirety. Councilman Yee stated this agreement should reflect 1/22/97 Page 5 AGENDA ACIIQN TAKEN ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS ). Updated report - Continued. 10. Resolution authorizing an agreement with Wuhu City for promotion of an economic and trade partnership. .... StS~ A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT OF PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC AND TRADE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN WUHU, ANHI, P.R. CHINA AND THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRAN- CISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA (Cassette No. 2) 11. Request for direction on the Aircraft Noise Insulation Program: 1) when and where currently committed funding runs out; 2) are townhouses considered single family homes vs. condominiums considered multi- family dwellings; actions based on result of Camaritas area study. _~1 ff q ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS major points: BART agreed to fully landscape the right-of-way and pedestrian right-of-way, a linear park; Colma Creek Project should be covered up- stream with major improvements made; major im- provements on Hickey from Mission to El Camino Real and the noise levels should be dealt with by department heads. Discussion followed: Council asked for a subway box to be added; the language should be absolutely clear and not loose which shows in the EIR, for it refers to Alternate 6, but does it by reference to the alternative and some language refers to an open cut; why will only 1 out of 3 trains go to the Airport and what assurance is there that the service will go in if the ridership isn't there like in Antioch; City Man- ager stated staff will be working on the document with other cities and when the document is 99 % complete it will be brought to the Council. Director of Parks, Recreation & Community Servic- es Nagel stated all information requested by Vice Mayor Mullin. Vice Mayor Mullin stated he read the material, searched the internet and found nothing to prohibit him from voting. M/S Yee/Penna - To adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 9-97 Carried by unanimous machine vote. Mr. David Valkenaar related: the MOU between the Airport and the cities is for $55.3 million and that will run out in mid 1999; SSF share includes $10 million for the East of 101 which will be com- pleted in late 1999 for single family homes within the footprint; the City will have left $2-3 million based on $43 million that could be used for multi- family dwellings; 16 homes on Camaritas need insulation with a $15,000 cost per home; etc. Discussion followed: certain monies were allocated to cities not participating; the $2.9 million the Air- port does not want to redistribute, so what are we doing what it; staff is going after it, but they say come back later and see them after we see our total 1/22/97 Page 6 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 1. Request for direction - Continued. RECESS: 1/22/97 Page 7 ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS need of $12.3 million and ask for it and enforce the MOU; this city will be the first to use up our mon- ey; Burlingame is a city that did not sign the MOU; there is $120 million included in the MOU divided by dwelling units; their chief fiscal officer may take 2 to 3 steps to put money into other accounts; Coun- cilman Yee stated staff should visit Mr. Martin, plus one or two Councilmembers; in footnotes 1 and 3 properties were left off on Newman Dr., but no, doesn't mean no except for today; one family in one residence is a townhouse, but a condo is a multi- family with one deed for one property for all the condos; Councilman Penna pointed out, townhouses and condos are both single family homes, but own- ership is one thing and rental is another; the cost would be less for condos because no open space; nothing built after 1984 should be built to sound patterns; Mr. Valkenaar stated 691 condos are eligi- ble in the footprint; they have established a total cost of $9,000 per condo unit with windows, doors, attic insulation and exhaust treatments; if we leave con- dos as multi-family we won't have enough money; condos could be done after single and town houses and then condos before multi-family; there is $11.2 million to do multi-family, condos and apartments closest to the Airport first, of those built prior to 1984. Consensus of Council - To follow the three step priority. Mr. Valkenaar stated, if the Airport comes back and allows insulation of the Camaritas homes, then how should they be slipped into the program. All the single family could be done right away, because if they are done after multi-family there is not enough money. Councilman Yee suggested taking the position the Airport is responsible for those homes. City Manager Wilson thought that could be a good argument to include it in the allocation, and maybe consider the single event impact. Consensus of Council - To put those after a year, so it doesn't impact those now waiting. Mayor Fernekes recessed the meeting at 9:50 p.m. RECALL TO ORDER ~I'EMS FROM COUNCIL 12. Appointments to the Planning Commission. GOOD AND WELFARE ACIIQN TAKEN Mayor Fernekes recalled the meeting to order at 9:57 p.m. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL By written, signed vote the Council appointed Eu- gene Sim, Marc C. Teglia, Julie Baldocchi and reappointed Leo Padreddii to the Planning Commis- sion. GOOD AND WELFARE No one chose to speak. CLOSED SESSION 13. Closed Session, pursuant to GC 54957, for labor negotiations on Local 39 WQCP Operating Engineers and labor relations for all units, as well as, pursuant to GC 54957.6, for a personnel matter as to the appointment of the Assistant City Manager. ECALL TO ORDER: 15. Motion to adjourn the meeting to Monday, 1/27/97, 5:30 p.m., City Council Conference Room, City Hall, for a study session: 1) interview of Park & Recreation Commission applicants; 2) on Willow Gardens; 3) El Camino Redevelopment Area, and 4) a Closed Session pursuant to GC 54957 for labor relations for all units. ADJOURNMENT: CLOSED SESSION Council entered a Closed Session at 10:08 p.m, to discuss the items noticed. Mayor Fernekes recalled the meeting to order at 11:40 p.m., all Council was present, no action was taken and direction was given. M/S Yee/Datzman - To adjourn the meeting to Monday, 1/27/97, 5:30 p.m., City Council Conference Room, City Hall, for a study session: 1) interview of Park & Recreation Commission applicants; 2) on Willow Gardens; 3) El Camino Redevelopment Area, and 4) a Closed Session pur- suant to GC 54957 for labor relations for all units. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Time of adjournment was 11:41 p.m. 1/22/97 Page 8 TAKEN RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, Barbara A. Battaya, City City of South San Francisco APPROVED. AS; uF~r ~e~'r anMcaiYs°cro 198 The entries of this Council meeting show the action taken by the City Council to dispose of an item. Oral communica- tions, 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. 1/22/97 Page 9