City Council
Regular MeetingBurlingame, CA · May 3, 2015
Agenda
BURLINGAME CITY HALL
City of Burlingame 501 PRIMROSE ROAD
BURLINGAME, CA 94010
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Sunday, May 3, 2015 7:00 PM Council Chambers
STUDY SESSION - 5:45 p.m. - Conference Room A
a. City Council Study Session Regarding the Burlingame Gateway Entry Signage along El
Camino Real, City Project No. 83900
Attachments: Staff Report
PowerPoint Presentation.pptx
STUDY SESSION - 6:15 p.m. - Conference Room A
a. Joint Meeting with Beautification Commission
Note: Public comment is permitted on all action items as noted on the agenda below and in the
non-agenda public comment provided for in item 7.
Speakers are asked to fill out a "request to speak" card located on the table by the door and
hand it to staff, although the provision of a name, address or other identifying information is
optional. Speakers are limited to three minutes each; the Mayor may adjust the time limit in
light of the number of anticipated speakers.
All votes are unanimous unless separately noted for the record.
1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
3. ROLL CALL
4. REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
5. UPCOMING EVENTS
6. PRESENTATIONS
a. Presentation of a Certificate of Commendation to the Burlingame Community for
Education Foundation
b. Presentation by County Election Office on AB 2028 the All Mail Ballot for the
November 3, 2015 Election
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c. Presentation on Business Resource Guide
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS, NON-AGENDA
Members of the public may speak about any item not on the agenda. Members of the public wishing to
suggest an item for a future Council agenda may do so during this public comment period. The Ralph M .
Brown Act (the State local agency open meeting law) prohibits the City Council from acting on any matter
that is not on the agenda.
8. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent calendar items are usually approved in a single motion, unless pulled for separate discussion .
Any member of the public wishing to comment on an item listed here may do so by submitting a speaker
slip for that item in advance of the Council’s consideration of the consent calendar.
a. Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of April 20, 2015
Attachments: 4-20-15 Unapproved Minutes
b. Schedule a Public Hearing to Consider an Appeal of the Planning Commission ’s April
13, 2015 Denial of Requests for Land-Use Entitlements Related to Construction of a
New Single-Family Dwelling at 1906 Easton Drive
Attachments: Staff Report
Appeal Letter
c. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing a Contract with Group 4 Architecture & Planning,
Inc. for Conceptual Design Services for the Burlingame Community Center and
Washington Park
Attachments: Staff Report
Resolution
Contract
d. Adoption of a Resolution Accepting the Dedication of a Sidewalk Easement at 1818
Trousdale Drive
Attachments: Staff Report
Resolution
Plat and Legal Description for the Proposed Easement
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e. Adoption of Resolutions Initiating Proceedings for Renewing the Levy and Collection of
Assessments for the Downtown Burlingame Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project
for Fiscal Year 2015-16
Attachments: Staff Report
Resolution Approving Annual Report FY 2015-16
Resolution Declaring Intention to Levy & Collect Assessments
Resolution Initiating Proceedings for Levy & Collections
Updated Engineers Report for FY2015-16
Staff Report - April 2, 2012 Downtown Burlingame Avenue Streetscape Improvements Assessment District 2012
Staff Report - May 21 2012 Public Hearing to Form Assessment District for Downtown Burlingame Avenue Stree
f. Update to the City’s Response to the Grand Jury Report Regarding the South Bayside
Waste Management Authority (SBWMA) Board Composition
Attachments: Staff Report
Update Letter to Grand Jury
Request for Update Response - Grand Jury SBWMA Governance
g. Quarterly Investment Report, Period Ending March 31, 2015
Attachments: Staff Report
Portfolio 03-31-2015
h. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Amendment of the City Attorney's Employment
Agreement to Provide a Salary and Benefit Increase
Attachments: Staff Report
Resolution
Kathleen Kane Employment Agreement
Second Amendment to Employment Agreement
i. Approval of City Manager’s Out-of-State Travel
Attachments: Staff Report
j. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with
the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center for Dispute Resolution Services
Attachments: Staff Report
Resolution
Mediation Programs: Cases Opened and Calls Received
Agreement
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Public Comment)
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a. City Council Consideration of an Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Denial of an
Application for Negative Declaration, Design Review and Special Permit for Declining
Height Envelope for a New, Two-Story Single Family Dwelling and Detached Garage,
on Property at 1516 Howard Avenue, Located Within a Single-Family Residential (R-1)
Zone
Attachments: Staff Report
Appeal Letter
Planning Commission Minutes
Planning Commission Staff Report
Historic Resource Evaluation
Initial Environmental Study
Correspondence from Attorney
b. Request for a Finding of Public Convenience and Necessity (PCN) Pursuant to Section
23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code, Related to a Request for a
Type-20 (Off-Sale, Beer and Wine Sales) Alcoholic Beverage Sales Permit Issued
through the California Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC), as Requested by
Travel Traders Hotel Stores to Permit the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages for Off -Site
Consumption from the Hyatt Regency Hotel Gift Shop at 1333 Old Bayshore Highway
Attachments: Staff Report
ABC Application Materials
Police Department Memorandum
c. Public Hearing and Adoption of a Resolution Approving the City of Burlingame Master
Fee Schedule Effective July 3, 2015
Attachments: Staff Report
Resolution
Proposed Master Fee Schedule 2015-16
10. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS (Public Comment)
a. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Reimbursement and Indemnity Agreements for
Complex Development Projects and Providing for Reimbursement for Attorney Work
Attachments: Staff Report
Resolution
11. COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND ACTIVITIES REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Council Members report on committees and activities and make announcements.
12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
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13. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
a. Commission Minutes: Traffic, Safety & Parking, February 12, 2015 and March 12, 2015
14. ADJOURNMENT
Notice: Any attendees wishing accommodations for disabilities please contact the City Clerk at
(650)558-7203 at least 24 hours before the meeting. A copy of the Agenda Packet is available for
public review at the City Clerk's office, City Hall, 501 Primrose Road, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
before the meeting and at the meeting. Visit the City's website at www.burlingame.org. Agendas and
minutes are available at this site.
NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING - Next Special City Council Meeting - Wednesday, May
13, 2015; Next Regular City Council Meeting - Monday, May 18, 2015
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Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this
agenda will be made available for public inspection at the Water Office counter at City Hall at 501
Primrose Road during normal business hours.
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