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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1998-06-10Mayor Eugene R. Mullin Council: James L. Datzman Joseph A. Fernekes Karyl Matsumoto Iohn R. Penna MINUTES City Council Municipal Services Building Community Room June 10, 1998 CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: AGENDA (Cassette No. 1) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: INVOCATION: PRESENTATIONS "'ater Transit - Director of Economic & Community evelopment, County Harbor District and MTSMA ACTION TAKEN 7:37 p.m. Mayor Mullin presiding. Council Present: Council Absent: Datzman, Fernekes, Matsumoto, Penna and Mullin. None. The Pledge was recited. Lay Minister John Cantley, Grace Covenant Church, gave the invocation. PRESENTATIONS Director of Economic & Community Development Van Duyn stated a week ago Vice Mayor Datzman, members of his staff, Peter Grennel, of the Harbor District and Angela Rae, of MTSMA, made a brief presentation to a subcommittee of the Bay Council. He continued: the presentation was in support of an application for a water transit stop at the Oyster Point Marina; so these people have asked to present that to the community; the presentation was well received and an excellent job was done. Vice Mayor Datzman related: his apology for the order of the presentation, for normally they would have shared the presentation, but the time frame did not allow for that; they spent a lot of hours prepar- ing for the presentation and he hopes the Council will share in the enthusiasm; the City and the Har- bor District want everyone to discover Oyster Point and the amenities of water transit; Council will hear Angela Rae and Peter Grennel who will confirm their interests as partners; Oyster Point is conven- iently near BART and Highway 101, the area is well served with a shuttle service that serves 500 em- ployees with a potential of 24,000 people; ABAG projects another 10,000 by the year 2020; the area contains great space for R&D, biotech and high tech use and in 1997 over 5,000 sq. ft. was approved and 6/10/98 Page 1 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN PRESENTATIONS later Transport - Continued. 6/10/98 Page 2 PRESENTATIONS under construction; we are currently experiencing immense growth as is evident by the Genentech campus with 36,000 people and the R&D; we have 20 existing hotels in the neighborhood, and this is strong for the Marina as a visitor designation for the bay. Ms. Angela Rae related: Oyster Point, which is east of 101, is ideal for a terminal and offers terminals for land transportation and the business park com- muter service; Caltrain for the 7B from the south end and on down to the S.F. bay terminal; this includes employers like Toshiba, Fuller O'Brian, Shaiman Walmark; the shuttles currently carry 700 per day and there are van pools carrying 80 passen- gers per day and there are bike routes; desira- bility of the location; within a few years services will be expanded for the new BART Station and for the Caltrain relocation. Mr. Grennel, San Mateo County Harbor District, related: the Oyster Point Blvd. improvements in- clude street widening and new bike trails; the intermodel will connect with the infrastructure and a potential ferry shuttle for the thousands that com- mute every day; it can be a hub connecting San Mateo County to San Francisco and the bay area; Oyster Point is accessible to the hotels; Oyster Point can handle the ferry and with two more feet of dredging it can handle 200 passengers; there is roughly a million dollars in improvements and paved parking; currently the south bay has no service at all, so he believes Oyster Point will be a connecting link during peak and non-peak hours for Candle- stick, Mission Bay, the new Giant Stadium, the downtown San Francisco and over to Fisherman's Wharf; he is working closely with this City, their staff and other businesses in the area to develop demographic information to support our joint claims to be partners for the water transport network; he wants to move ahead to develop our network with business in a similar fashion as Redwood City as a water transport. Vice Mayor Datzman reiterated Mr. Grennel's comments of total support for a water transport network at Oyster Point, and are committed to mak- ing this a reality, to make Oyster Point ready for the water services. They are working with the Board of AGENDA ACTION TAKEN PRESENTATIONS later Transit - Continued. TCI - Greg Schacher 6/10/98 Page 3 PRESENTATIONS Supervisors and other agencies that will be involved. He particularly thanked Mike Lappen for his power point presentation. He hoped the presentation helped the Council to better understand this project for the community, for they want everyone to dis- cover Oyster Point. Discussion followed: does anyone know where the terminals will be to serve S.S.F. at this point; they anticipate the passengers will be employees of all the businesses in the area, as well as those finding it more convenient and cheaper; it will increase rider- ship to and from the east bay; many commuters are finding the bottle neck quite intolerable and the businesses are losing valuable talented staff; City Manager anticipates working with the Harbor Dis- trict bringing a broadway to assist and do promotion work; one of the items is to have a presentation for the locals at the Oyster Point Club to view this and they are asking many of the employers to survey their employees; Genentech is vitally interested; Councilman Fernekes asked if it was going to be placed close to other mass transit, to combine two mass transits, for he travels to the east bay and wants to know if the land on the east bay has a tie up with mass transit when they get off the ferry; Alameda has not, but maybe in Jack London Square or the Marina, for they will be looking at the same issue; the next bay area forum is in Oakland within the next two weeks in Oakland at the Jack London Square; at Redwood City they started months ago with a special committee and having different ven- dors to make presentations; they talked about nega- tive fair boxes, that is the common term that is applied; they are seeing a great deal of interest in private vendors being interested and they would not be doing it if it does not have a benefit; Councilman Fernekes thanked the group for looking at alterna- tives to mass transportation as a commuter he under- stands what they are trying to achieve; Mayor Mullin thanked the group for the presentation and looked forward to reading about it in depth for he is interested in the potential and it speaks well in what a number of us are facing; with respect to the prioritizing of the ferry, that is big on the east coast and he heard it can be profitable for the pri- vate interests. Mr. Greg Schacher, General Manager TCI, related: AGENDA ACTION TAKEN PRESENTATIONS CI - Greg Schacher 6/10/98 Page 4 PRESENTATIONS his appreciation for being allowed to address prob- lems in quality for aired Council meetings and he apologized and laid it to equipment problems; his firm has taken a proactive approach to make this good and make sure the future will be high quality; they began to identify the equipment qualities and replaced most of the amplifiers that could cause problems; they identified the equipment issues that were acquired through the acquisition of the equip- ment; the equipment is old and is starting problems and it is time to replace it; they plan to replace all with brand new cameras and controllers, so the City will have state of the art equipment to produce good quality, and they made a commitment to do a live video test to make sure that it is quality throughout the system; this is important because it affects their customers and they are concerned about that and want Council to get the quality; it will take three weeks to arrive and ten days to be up and running; they also will make a purchase of training, so that when the equipment arrives the employees will be trained to ensure that they are using it properly; there was a problem during a broadcast, and rather than distribute it they taped it and were requested to play it, and agreed to play it for the constituents; it was rebroadcasted on Channel 3 and they made an error by not indicating that it was taped and people thought it was live and they came down the next day for a BART meeting, and he apologized for that; TCI is very interested and extremely committed to the City's programming. Vice Mayor Datzman stated he had a concern re- cently when information came in that talked about rate changes on June 1st, with a new line-up, June 1st came and we expected a change and it was not there. Mr. Schacher stated they were constantly reviewing information they are sending out to their customers, for they probably have 22 different stations across the peninsula and occasionally there are errors, for they have to be sent out in a timely manner to pro- vide a 30 day notice. Vice Mayor Datzman stated, it would be helpful, if Council had a subcommittee set up to talk about concepts, and if we started that now it should be reinstituted so Council can tell people more uni- AGENDA ACTION TAKEN PRESENTATIONS CI - Continued. 6/10/98 Page 5 PRESENTATIONS formly what they can expect. Mr. Schacher stated his firm would be encouraged to participate in that. Mayor Mullin stated it speaks well for the franchisee to admit that the quality of the Council meetings has been substandard for a period of time. He stated Mr. Schacher answered his concerns, and looked forward to implementation to what Mr. Schacher says is forthcoming. He stated he has heard many complaints of TCI not performing over the last several meetings, with one fixed camera, which is difficult for the people to follow the exhibits and that is the access to the community, so, then Council fails to perform its functions. He will take Mr. Schacher at his word, that it will be a higher quality for our constituents, but the proof is in the pudding and we will see if that comes true. Mr. Schacher stated there are three separate installed and mounted cameras and they will have the ability to pan anywhere up and down and they will be able to have better control and we will offer special ef- fects for presentations which will include power point, where now we photo it from the screen. Mr. Don Ussery stated we had Western TV Cable not too long ago who was going to go to the digital wire system before they were bought out by TCI. Now all of that is shelved and was held in abeyance, and when the new Company took over all they did was raise the rates. He stated he used gunpow- der to brush his teeth and was going to shoot off his mouth - he is not going to pay the difference, and he thinks every citizen should refuse to pay the differ- ence based on the way they operate and stuff their their programs up our noses. They gave us Cartoon Planet, which we didn't solicit, were not asked to pay additional charges nor did they come out with a list we could see and say whether we wanted to have new programs. Instead they were under the table, clandestine, and hiding everything from us they don't want us to see. That is one of the rea- sons he is not going to pay the rate difference. Another thing that seems to be happening with TCI and the Subcompanies is their advertising, for they are showing commercials during operating pro- grams. Watching Quincy, they go to a commercial, AGENDA ACTION TAKEN PRESENTATIONS CI - Continued. AGENDA REVIEW ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 6/10/98 Page 6 PRESENTATIONS then to the program and immediately back to a commercial out of the blue, for local programming or promoting pay per view and then it cuts back, but they didn't bother about cutting Quincy for a lot of the dialogue was cut, which is another reason why he refuses to pay the increased rates. There have also been problems with Channel 3 and Council meetings, and there are problems when you tune in to Channel 25 which comes in wobbly. TCI should have monitors and see how the signals are coming up, but not four or five days or weeks later when a citizens calls. He wants to see TCI go the way of the dinosaur, or put out decent television and stop doing things clandestinely. Mr. Schacher replied: it took three months to com- plete their study on how to plan to upgrade the sys- tem; they have been working on this design and plan to upgrade the system so you will not have problems of pictures; as far as the question of digital cable TV, it will be available in S.S.F. this year and yes you will have fiber optics throughout the upgrade; they always look at the customers' responses on the telephone or in the home who express what they like and we have input from the vendors that we pay for the programming; Channel 35 is a problem, because it is coming off Sutro Mountain where they lower the signal level, but the new equipment should take care of that; in regard to interruption of advertising or programming - he will look into that; etc. AGENDA REVIEW City Manager Wilson stated there were no changes to the Agenda. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mr. John Prouty stated Western TV Cable gave us quality for years, it has deteriorated, and he is tak- ing them at their word. Many times when the Council people are talking there is a button that gets turned off and we can't hear. He suggested putting a light on the microphone so the Councilmembers would know when it is turned on, and not speak when it is on when they think it is turned off- which the video audience can hear. He stated the SFIO suddenly became the tenth most AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 6/10/98 Page 7 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS dangerous Airport in the world according to a news- paper article. He stated, as a pilot and a passenger, it is true that the Airport has runways too close together on a taxi situation where they need a larger runway, but there is a little bit of safety with a few hundred feet. Our Airport was determined to be one of the safest because both of the approaches are over water, and even in Japan there was not major loss of life because there are no major obstructions around the Airport and it is a real common sense call. They are spending $2.5 billion and expanding the number of passengers and they have need to get more aircraft during a limited period of time. The Airport is asking for two more runways, so that they can move more aircraft and passengers. He congratulated the Council for working together and not being divisive, and two if you get quality pictures back, you will get input back from the community. Ms. Darl Carroll, 146 Gardiner Ave. No. 5A, stated she lives in Pecks Lot which is a residential neigh- borhood right across from Oyster Point, and with the street widening Butler has been blocked and our access is limited and there is no access to Sister Cities Blvd. The neighborhood survived through the noise, and with the expansion there is more noise and we do not have access to the freeway. We cannot make a left hand turn, and when Randolph was closed that left two streets to get out. Butler has now been closed and we were flabbergasted, for now there is one street out and that is Chapman and there is no light and you can't get out. We have to drive to Sister Cities Blvd. and make a u-turn. Her landlady told her there was no notice given. She stated it is unsafe coming out of Chapman and the neighborhood is signing petitions at the two delis. Mayor Mullin directed the City Manager to look at that and prepare a report to bring back to Council to tell us why notice was not given and present solu- tions. Ms. Irma Stiltner, 146 Gardiner Ave. No. 6a, stated she owns 146 Gardiner Ave. She feels like they have been hemmed in and that should concern the fire trucks that came and had to go to Sister Cities Blvd. and come back for a rescue on Butler. She AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ,..OMMUNITY FORUM/SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS ORAL COMMUNICATIONS feels this is unfair to the neighborhood to not have ways to get in and out, for if there is a fire at the apartments with cars parked on both sides and you have to stop to let another car pass. She feels this is important and could save someone's life. Councilman Penna stated in the last 2-1/2 weeks he received at least 20 complaints with what is taking place and he wants to work with staff in investigat- ing the concerns on the closing of Butler. There is still a stop sign there, he has gone through the site many times, and maybe reopening Butler and clos- ing the intersection at Chapman, for we need to have the crosswalk to get to the bus stop and you need a signal at Butler. He stated the other concern has to do with parking in the area and that has been passed on to staff to look into. He stated that the Roundtable members are address- ing what Mr. Prouty mentioned, and the concern of another two landing strips for planes will be addressed by our consultant and he looks forward to meeting with him. COMMUNITY FORUM/SUBCOMMITTEE RE- PORTS Councilmember Matsumoto related: she is meeting with groups trying to familiarize herself and yester- day she spent four hours with Officer Sutton and the graduates of the COPPS Program with an explana- tion of what goes on in the Police Department; she went on a ride-along and was very much taken back; we say we have the best but it was not until she was out there and listening to the conversations, with pride in the reserves and the explorer groups; being on the street, she knew she was safe with the patro- lman, but it gave her a greater appreciation; one of the stops was to talk to gang bangers, and Chief Raffaelli has no tolerance for gangs; she came away yesterday feeling very good about this City. Councilman Fernekes related: he had the opportu- nity to speak to a gentleman in the lobby, it is not the first time he has heard this, he expressed interest if we can send a letter to SamTrans to have one of their regular meetings at this end of the County - here or in another City. 6/10/98 Page 8 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN COMMUNITY FORUM/SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS COMMUNITY FORUM/SUBCOMMITTEE RE- PORTS Mayor Mullin directed the City Manager to do that. Councilman Fernekes related: his concurrence with Councilmember Matsumoto on the ride-along and each time he comes away feeling good; he also had the opportunity to ride with the Fire Dept. and commended therefore also being very good; last Thursday he and the Vice Mayor met with the School District Liaison to discuss common interests and how both agencies work together; they discussed Alta Loma Triangle, and how it will be made into a City Park; next was the Alta Loma Playground and parking lot; talked about the nine or ten acres and the Triangle and talked about expanding and work- ing with the School District property to make a larger park they can use during the school year, and allow the citizens to use it on the off-hours; our P&R is working on plans to allow Sunshine Gardens Elementary School grounds to be developed into a park that would enhance and retain the ball dia- monds, for Sunshine does not have a park; we are trying to get drawings and make a presentation; the classrooms that are behind the Spruce Gym - the City has expressed interest to rent the classrooms and to redevelop classrooms, behind the gym; there was also an item for the joint use of the Corporation Yard which the School District raised and both the and both School Board Members did not want to discuss this item, the City would only discuss it, and only if we receive a presentation in writing which; we expressed interest in trying to work on moving the parking lot into the Southwood campus of West Orange Library, for that is most critical so we have enough parking for the library; we asked that all of these items be placed on a school agenda to get some direction on whether or not to proceed; they have granted they will put it on the meeting of the 18th for they are important for the common use of property and he asked Mr. Nagel that he and his staff make presentations at the next meeting so the public can see they are excellent projects. Mayor Mullin related: Saturday, 6/13/98 is the second Juneteenth that will be held at Westborough Park from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; the Elks held the Flag Day on Saturday; he sat in the Airport Roundtable meeting and forwarded the issues rela- ted to the Airport Insulation Program; etc. 6/10/98 Page 9 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN COMMUNITY FORUM/SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS CONSENT CALENDAR Motion to approve Minutes of the Special Meeting of 5/20/98, Regular Meeting of 5/27/98 and Special Meeting of 6/3/98. 2. Motion to confirm expense claims of 6/10/98. SO ! .3 Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute all agreements with the State of California for State-Local Transportation Partnership program agreement supplements. .~d~t9 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH THE STATE OF CALIFOR- NIA FOR STATE-LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AGREEMENT SUP- PLEMENTS Resolution approving interim funding for Fiscal Year 1998-99 for the South San Francisco Conference,./Z~ O Center. A RESOLUTION APPROVING INTERIM FUND- ING FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-99 FOR THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE CEN- TER Resolution increasing part-time hourly salaries. A RESOLUTION TO ADJUST PART-TIME ? ~o o HOURLY EMPLOYEE SALARIES Resolution approving the City Treasurer's investment policy. -5'~// A RESOLUTION APPROVING IMPLEMENTA- TION OF THE CITY TREASURER'S INVEST- MENT POLICY PURSUANT TO SECTION 53646 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE STATE COMMUNITY FORUM/SUBCOMMITTEE RE- PORTS Councilmember Matsumoto related: she and the Vice Mayor met relative to the design of the BART station trying to come to an acceptable design and staff will be presenting something shortly; there is a Bonsai exhibit at the Betty Weber Room from Fri- day night and will continue to Sunday. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilmember Matsumoto abstained on the vote for the 6/3/98 minutes for she did not attend that meet- ing. Approved in the amount of $1,513,35.74. RESOLUTION NO. 67-98 RESOLUTION NO. 68-98 Removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion by Mayor Mullin. RESOLUTION NO. 69-98 6/10/98 Page 10 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN CONSENT CALENDAR i. Resolution - Continued. OF CALIFORNIA 7. Motion approving an assignment of the Shell Petro- leum pipeline agreement to Equilon Enterprises. ~2.~'.~' Resolution increasing part-time hourly salaries. A RESOLUTION TO ADJUST PART-TIME HOURLY EMPLOYEE SALARIES PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearing - Consideration of ND-98-015, UP -98-015, ZA-98-015 to allow a childcare center for 15 children at 108 Arroyo Drive in accordance with SSFMC 20.16.030(b) (Eskridge); Conduct Public Hearing, Motion to approve Negative Declaration 98-015, Motion to approve UP-98-015 based on the findings and conditions in the staff report, and Mo- tion to waive reading and introduce an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance. ,5-0 :fi'q AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 20.16.030 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MU- NICIPAL CODE CONSENT CALENDAR Approved. M/S Fernekes/Penna - To approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of Item No. 5. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Mayor Mullin stated some positions are below or above minimum wage, and the increases should reflect their counterparts and not the Federal Gov- ernment. City Manager Wilson stated staff would tie it down and continue the item to the next meeting. PUBLIC HEARINGS Mayor Mullin opened the Public Hearing. City Clerk Battaya read the title of the ordinance in its entirety. Chief Planner Harnish recommended that the ordi- nance be introduced to allow childcare and approve the Negative Declaration for the Project. He showed a map depicting the area depicted by the zoning ordinance, so it is a fairly small modi- fication in the ordinance. When the application came before Planning to put a small daycare center at this location - it would not normally be permitted and it would require a zoning amendment and gen- eral plan amendment for it is a R-1 district. He stated this would eliminate only school sites with a use permit. He went through the key points to the use permit: noise impacts, traffic, plus some miti- gated conditions. Councilmember Matsumoto stated, since this is for all R-1 areas and is done on a case by case basis, why not make it a special use permit. She asked if this will impact the single family homes because this was taken off the market. Chief Planner Harnish stated there is a limited num- 6/10/98 Page 11 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN PUBLIC HEARINGS t. Public Hearing - Continued. RECESS: RECALL TO ORDER: Public Hearing - Consideration of ordering assess- ments for Fiscal Year 1998-99 for the West Park 1 & 2 Parks and Parkways Maintenance District; Con- 6/10/98 Page 12 PUBLIC HEARINGS ber of uses allowed for a use permit. He stated the typical size of a single family home would be too small for this use. Councilman Fernekes asked if, by State law, these uses have to be so many feet apart. Chief Planner Harnish stated yes, 500', but not in this instance. Associate Planner Upston stated the State provides a list every year and Planning maps them. Vice Mayor Datzman asked what the process is for an application. Chief Planner Harnish stated there is a 300' area that is noticed, however, this one was 400' and there is a Citywide notice for a zoning amendment. Mayor Mullin closed the Public Hearing. Discussion followed: 14 is allowed by right; there is no local discretion with six or less. M/S Datzman/Penna - To approve Negative Decla- ration No. 98-015. Carried by unanimous voice vote. M/S Datzman/Penna - To waive reading and intro- duce the ordinance. Carried by unanimous voice vote. M/S Datzman/Fernekes - To approve UP-98-015 based on the findings and conditions in the staff report. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Mayor Mullin declared a recess at 9:15 p.m. Mayor Mullin recalled the meeting to order at 9:27 p.m., all Council was present. Mayor Mullin opened the Public Hearing. Director of Parks, Recreation & Community Ser- AGENDA ACTION TAKEN PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearing - Continued. duct Public Hearing, and adopt resolution. A RESOLUTION APPROVING ENGINEER'S RE PORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESS- MENT, ORDERING LEVY OF ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-99 FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO WEST PARK 1 AND 2 PARKS AND PARKWAYS MAINTENANCE DIS- TRICT 10. Public Hearing - Consideration of ordering assess- ments for fiscal year 1997-98 for West Park 3 Parks and Parkways Maintenance District; conduct Public Hearing, and adopt resolution. ,6"39.~" A RESOLUTION APPROVING ENGINEER'S RE- PORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESS- MENT; ORDERING LEVY OF ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-99 FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO WEST PARK 3 PARKS AND PARKWAYS MAINTENANCE DISTRICT 11. Public Hearing - Consideration of ordering assess- ments for fiscal year 1998-99 for Willow Gardens Parks and Parkways Maintenance District; Conduct Public Hearing, and adopt resolution. A RESOLUTION APPROVING ENGINEER'S RE- PORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESS- MENT, ORDERING LEVY OF ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998-99 FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO WILLOW GARDENS PARKS AND PARKWAYS MAINTENANCE DIS- TRICT PUBLIC HEARINGS vices Nagel stated this and the next two items are perfunctory, there have been public meetings on making the public improvements and the $54.00 @ unit assessment is consistent. Mayor Mullin invited anyone wishing to speak for or against the assessment to step to the dais - no one did, and he closed the Public Hearing. M/S Perma/Fernekes - To adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 70-98 Carried by unanimous voice vote. Mayor Mullin opened the Public Hearing. Director of Parks, Recreation & Community Ser- vices Nagel stated the $60.00 @ parcel is consistent. Mayor Mullin invited anyone wishing to speak for or against the assessment to step to the dais - no one did, and he closed the Public Hearing. M/S Matsumoto/Penna - To adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 71-98 Vice Mayor Datzman stated, a few years ago peo- ple would come forward and complain and now the area has drastically improved and he complimented staff. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Mayor Mullin opened the Public Hearing. Director of Parks, Recreation & Community Ser- vices Nagel stated the $230.00 @ parcel is consistent. Mayor Mullin invited anyone wishing to speak for or against the assessment to step to the dais - no one did, and he closed the Public Hearing. M/S Penna/Datzman - To adopt the Resolution. 6/10/98 Page 13 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 1. Resolution - Continued. 12. Resolution of necessity to purchase a property on Oyster Point Boulevard (Union Pacific Railroad right- of-way) for Oyster Point Boulevard Improvement ,, Project. ~ l l b A RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY DETERMINING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND NECESSITY REQUIRE THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN LAND AND DIRECTING THE FILING OF EMI- NENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS (SBES 872-41- 34J, 87241-34P) 13. Motion to approve participation in a Countywide fire protection plan. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS Carried by unanimous voice vote. RESOLUTION NO. 72-98 City Attorney Mattas stated this acquisition is nec- essary due to the widening of Oyster Point Blvd. between Gateway Blvd. and Gull Road. He stated he would be back at the next meeting with more acquisitions if they cannot be negotiated. He stated this is a hearing only for the applicant and requires a 4/5 vote. M/S Penna/Fernekes - To adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 73-98 Carried by unanimous voice vote. Fire Chief Lee related: for a number of years San Mateo County has taken a look at enhancing fire protection throughout the County; participating in a countywide fire service program will provide an automatic response by the closest engine company to non-medical emergency incidents regardless of jurisdictional boundaries; this type of response is called boundary dropping; discussions centered around all cities dropping their boundaries for ad- vanced services, after that was done the Fire De- partments decided to totally drop the boundaries for all fires and all types of emergencies and this is the opportunity to move foreword and do it; our City made it clear we were not interested in participating in an engine support to drop boundaries which the other cities understood that because we provided superior service and entering into that kind of an agreement would jeopardize it; we now have one JPA Fire Department that responds to emergencies and all of their response patterns are adjusted after another engine moves in to cover it and enhance the service; we now have the opportunity to participate with regard to non ALA and expand the level of protection by providing us with additional resources; we currently have a variety of mutual aid agree- ments where we rely on other jurisdictions through- out the year; say our resources are tied up and we rely on Daly City or Brisbane; we also have a greater alarm plan and we share resources, so when a number of fire engines move around to assist and provide medical responses, there is a good sound 6/10/98 Page 14 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 5. Motion - Continued. 6/10/98 Page 15 ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS level of fire protection in the community; he spoke of putting fire apparatus into the computer; the world is changing around us, we have been a leader in providing services, still are, and many jurisdic- tions are trying to catch up with us; we no longer can enter into separate agreements with other cities to form mutual aid or automatic resources with the community; we have a JPA, one consolidated agen- cy made up of 20 fire jurisdictions that mandate actions; they have agreed to the use of their ambu- lance to back up our City when we run short; with the new configuration the JPA is allowing that am- bulance to respond without reciprocity from us since we don't participate; so, he is asking for authority to continue a high level of service and adequately protect the City when we need resources. Councilman Fernekes related: that he has been involved for a year and has raised many concerns at meetings, about trying to retain a high level of service in the Community; even with the new JPA, the level does not come up to our level; we still retain a higher standard than the County; he asked for an explanation what we have now, automatic and mutual aid. Fire Chief Lee related: we have an automatic aid agreement with Daly City that we have had for twenty years; it is also in place essentially north of Westborough and areas north of King Drive around Crown Colony on Hickey Blvd.; in mutual aid we have a mutual aid you can call for the resources and frequently we have the stations covered that way; there are several areas without protection and we call in to another city and they staff that station as well as we do to other jurisdictions; we have a greater alarm for an extension of the mutual aid was formulated and one through six alarms will bring in resources; there are automatic alarms and truck companies coming into every jurisdiction as mutual aid. Discussion followed: Councilman Fernekes com- mented on the number of responses as noted in a memo from the Fire Chief which indicates the City responds on a five to one ratio that is, we are send- ing vehicles and equipment compared to what we are getting; we are being very good neighbors; what happens if we don't agree to this? Fire Chief Lee AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ~_.. ~ ~.. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 5. Motion - Continued. 6/10/98 Page 16 ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS responded that we will be isolating ourselves from the mutual aid in San Mateo County, and if we don't participate in the plan the other jurisdictions will have no reason to respond in S.S.F.; Councilman Fernekes responded, so basically they are holding us hostage; no, the Fire Chief does not believe that, it is a cooperative effort to share the resources; there would also be a delayed response because the system is changing around us and we need the coordinated dispatch and if we don't become a part of the sys- tem; Councilman Fernekes asked what difference is there in what we were doing and this; Fire Chief Lee stated we would respond automatically if it is a current engine, currently we must be called and it should be looked at as one agency; Councilman Fernekes stated the Westborough Engine 4 has paramedics and is most to be likely used for Daly City, and he has a concern because paramedics take care of medical incidents until an ambulance arrives; it will be ALS on any response; Councilman Fernekes questioned, if our engine with paramedic is is in Daly City and there is a medical problem, then the paramedic will deal with the problem until the ambulance comes and is out of service to our com- munity; if our engine is servicing Daly City will they come in and service our station when resources are depleted; Fire Chief Lee responded that move ups will occur to meet a six minute response time; Councilman Fernekes asked, will we be reimbursed, San Bruno charges for some medical calls; Fire Chief Lee stated, there is no reimbursement if we do the work; Councilman Fernekes stated if Council agrees to go ahead we will be responding to Daly City by ourselves; he is really concerned that our service level may drop; we are good neighbors, and it hurts when he hears, if we don't play we are held up; concerned other cities will not respond to us, and if we drop the boundaries then we have no control; Fire Chief Lee replied, there will be some changes whether we play or not, Daly City is chang- ing response times and there will be one response plan for the entire County; in the five to one ratio, what percent is automatic; all fire or potential aid; are we paying for our own dispatch; no cost unless we give up our dispatch services; Councilman Penna is satisfied; it is regionalism; we have computer dispatch and it is a better level of response time here; Vice Mayor Datzman is troubled with where we are going in drawing the line this for we could AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ~...~'..~ ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 3. Motion - Continued. LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS 14. Motion to waive reading and adopt an urgency inter- im ordinance prohibiting the processing and approval of applications for adult entertainment use permit~ that becomes effective upon its adoption. ---' //; -7 .5'/~.~ AN INTERIM ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE PROCESSING AND APPROVAL OF APPLICA- TIONS FOR ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USE PERMITS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 20.37 OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE 15. Motion to waive reading and introduce an ordinance regulating movie making and activities in the City of South San Francisco. AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 6.94 TO ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS have a high public profile and we don't respond; Councilman Fernekes stated the citizens of our community have paid a high price with the invest- ment of five engines for quick response time which he does not want to jeopardize; he has always sup- ported helping our neighbors, and that is also at the expense of our citizens; Councilwoman Matsumoto does not know where to go on this - how do we benefit; the response times do get compromised, but they will commit a back-up ambulance to S.S.F.; Mayor Mullin concurs that our system is superior and wants to support this plan with all the concerns expressed. M/S Penna/Matsumoto - To approve participation in a Countywide fire protection plan. Councilman Fernekes reiterated his concerns and he wants a quarterly report on engines leaving the City. Councilmember Matsumoto asked if this could be re-evaluated and take part later. Fire Chief Lee stated yes. Carried by unanimous voice vote. LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS City Clerk Battaya read the title of the ordinance in its entirety. City Attorney Mattas related: this interim ordi- nance requires a 4/5 vote; it will be in effect for 45 days to allow time for an ordinance to be written; we believe we must move quickly and put the ordi- nance in place. M/S Penna/Fernekes - To waive reading and adopt an urgency ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. 1222-98 Assistant City Manager Moss gave the staff report. Discussion followed: Councilmember Matsumoto asked why the fee could not be $500.00; Assistant 6/10/98 Page 17 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS 5. Motion - Continued. THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO ESTABLISHING FEES, DEPOSITS, CHARGES AND PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO MOVIE MAKING AND FILM PER MITS ITEMS FROM COUNCIL 16. Resolution approving a policy for appointments to Boards and Commissions. ...6"-/_,~'.~ A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR COMMISSIONS OR BOARDS AND AP- PROVING SELECTION PROCEDURES OOD AND WELFARE LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS City Manager Moss stated $300.00 is the actual cost recovery; this is for non theatrical productions; for documentaries and education movies; does it include amateur filming; it could, but a student or tourist is not geared for this ordinance; Councilman Penna wants the language to be closely looked at; City At- torney stated he can do that before the second read- ing or it can be held over; Councilman Penna is concerned about the First Amendment and free speech and feels there should be very little restric- tion; etc. M/S Fernekes/Penna - To waive reading and intro- duce the ordinance with the language cleaned up. Carried by unanimous voice vote. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL Director of Personnel Bower stated this was a com- bined effort of Subcommittee Members Datzman and Fernekes, Assistant City Manager Moss, Fire Chief Lee and herself. Councilmember Matsumoto stated the document is incorrect in that the Cultural Arts Commission has 15 members, receives no stipend, has no terms and the language should be corrected. Mayor Mullin is uncomfortable with the follow-up procedure/appointments and wants the word Mayor dropped for it should be the Council philosophy. Discussion followed: the attendance requirement provision allowed for excused absences; switch will to may; the Cultural Art Commission has its own bylaws; staff must verify the detail and compensa- tion. M/S Penna/Datzman - To adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 74-98 Carried by unanimous voice vote. GOOD AND WELFARE No one chose to speak. 6/10/98 Page 18 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN GOOD AND WELFARE - Contineud. ouncilman Penna Left the Meeting. CLOSED SESSION 17. Closed Session, pursuant to GC 54956.9, existing litigation - Molieri vs. the City of South San Francis- co. RECALL TO ORDER: ADJOURNMENT: RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, arbara A.MSattaya, City Clerk X,J ~ity of South San Francisco GOOD AND WELFARE - Continued. Councilman Penna left the meeting at 10:58 p.m. and did not return. CLOSED SESSION Council adjourned to a Closed Session at 10:59 p.m. to discuss the items noticed. Mayor Mullin recalled the meeting to order at 12:17 p.m., all Council was present with the exception of Councilman Penna, no action was taken and direc- tion was given. M/S Fernekes/Datzman - To adjourn the meeting. Time of adjournment was 12:18 p.m. APPROVED. F May°~ rancisco 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. 6/10/98 Page 19