unapproved - Minutes - April 10 2018 San Bruno Council Meeting

Article Source: City of San Bruno CA

unapproved MINUTES of the SAN BRUNO CITY COUNCIL Meeting of April 10, 2018

• CALL TO ORDER: THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT the San Bruno City Council met on April 10, 2018 at San Bruno's Senior Center, 1555 Crystal Springs Road, San Bruno, CA. The Council meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.
• ROLL CALL/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
• ANNOUNCEMENTS:
• PRESENTATIONS:
• CONSENT CALENDAR:

Presiding was Mayor R. Medina, Vice Mayor Davis, Councilmembers Salazar, M. Medina, and O'Connell. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Lorry Greenberg. Recording under the direction of Acting City Clerk Vicky Hasha.

Mayor R. Medina announced Recology San Bruno would be hosting a free Compost Give Away, to celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 21st, from 8:00 am. to 11:00 a.m., at Beckner Shelter in San Bruno Park.

Councilmember O'Connell announced the Operation Clean Sweep Coordinated by the Beautification Task Force would be held on Saturday May 5th beginning at 9:00 a.m. at City Park.

Mayor R. Medina introduced Police Chief Barberini to speak on declaring April 8— April 14, 2018 as National Public Safety Telecommunicator's Week. Barberini introduced Communications and Records Supervisor Shannon Rojas to speak on the Records Division and acknowledge the dispatch team for their day-to-day work and dedication.

Mayor R. Medina introduced San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control Robert Riechel to speak on declaring April 22— April 28, 2018 as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week. Riechel invited City Council and the community to attend the district's open house event on April 26, 2018 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 1351 Rollins Road, Burlingame.

• Approve: Minutes of Special and Regular City Council Meetings of March 27, 2018.
• Approve: Accounts Payable of March 26 and April 2, 2018.
• Approve: Payroll of March 23, 2018.
• Accept: Reconciliation of General Ledger to Bank Reports and Investment Reports Dated February 28, 2018.
• Adopt: Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Professional Land Services for Surveying Services for the 2017-18 Street Rehabilitation Project in an
• Adopt: Resolution Rejecting Lowest Bidder and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a

Construction Contract with Rosas Brothers Construction for the Sidewalk Repair Project in

the Amount of $347,000, Approving a Construction Contingency of $34,700 and Appropriating $75,000 from the Measure A Fund.

g. Authorize: Letter of Opposition for Senate Bill 827 Regarding Planning and Zoning for Transit-Rich Housing Projects,

MIS Salazar/O'Connell to approve the Consent Calendar and passed with all ayes.

• PUBLIC HEARING: None.
• REPORT OF COMMISSIONS, BOARDS & COMMITTEES: None,
• PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: None.
• CONDUCT OF BUSINESS:

• Receive Report on the Feasibility Analysis for a City-Wide Fiber to the Home (FITH) Upgrade to the San Bruno Cable System and Provide Direction to Staff.
• Adopt Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Internet Router Replacement Equipment for City Network, Commercial Businesses, School District and San Bruno Cable Residential Customers in the Amount of $1,676,000.

City Manager Jackson gave an overview of the staff report and introduced Steve Blum, Telecast Venture Company to present the analysis and answer questions.

Ryan Mrsny, Kains Avenue stated his support to the new system and stated recommendations to offset the cost.

Councilmember O'Connell asked for possible outcomes if left as is. Blum said business metrics would continue to decline as they have the past two years.

Councilmember Salazar stated concerns regarding funding source and long-term ability to compete with bigger organizations.

Councilmember M. Medina requested clarification on the San Bruno Cable revenue funds being allocated to the general fund. City Manager Jackson confirmed ongoing transfers of San Bruno Cable gross income into the general fund. Jackson also stated the equity transfer amount into the general fund being reduced each year due to the deficit.

Vice Mayor Davis requested for staff to provide a report on the San Bruno Cable revenues and transfer of funds to the general fund.

Councilmember Salazar requested deficit information to also be included in the report.

Councilmember O'Connell requested for staff report other funding sources for the FTTH in the report.

Councilmember M. Medina requested a status update on Peninsula Place and the fiber expansion. Interim Cable Director Johnson stated by the end of next week 48 buildings would be ready to transfer to fiber homes and 150 unit transfers of 840 units in Peninsula Place are on FITH, the project is anticipating completion within 2 months.

Mayor R. Medina stated an hour and a half study session should be the next forum.

Interim Cable Director Acheson gave an overview of the staff report and asked for questions.

Councilmember Salazar asked about the end of life for the product cycle being more realistically being extended to 2020. Mark Edwards, Smartnet confirmed the contractual agreement with Smartnet stated the end of life being in October 2018. John Sechler, Data Link clarified some products could be extended until 2020-2021; however, the 40507 switch router currently supporting the City's network would be unsupported by Cisco by April 30, 2018.

Councilmember Salazar asked for clarification on the financing aspect adopting the resolution and if paying for the item incurs additional debt for the City. Interim Finance Director O'Leary stated yes, there are insufficient funds to support the $1.6 million dollars purchase; O'Leary also stated Cisco offered a finance package already included in the budget for 5 years and including a financial potential could lower the debt service and lower the annual cost.

Councilmember Salazar requested if approved, would it be possible to hold on making financial decisions until a solution to the financing aspect of the project was determined. City Manager Jackson stated yes as long as a decision is attained expediently. Interim Finance Director O'Leary stated for a limited time, the City could finance the item utilizing internal funds until there was a financing plan set in place.

Vice Mayor Davis requested explanation on firewall and protection of security to the system. Mark Edwards, Data Link confirmed that the suggested equipment were currently the best units on the market.

Councilmember O'Connell introduced the resolution for adoption. It passed unanimously.

c. Receive Report and Provide Direction to Staff Regarding Traffic Safety and Operational Improvements at the Intersection of San Bruno Avenue and Cherry Avenue.

Public Works Director Tan gave an overview of the staff report, asked for questions and introduced Associate Engineer Michael Kato.

Ryan Mrsny, Kains Avenue, shared his support and thoughts to the options presented.

Vice Mayor Davis stated her approval and the need for a solution in intersection due to personal experience and observation living near the area.

Councilmember Salazar stated his support for the options presented and identified concerns pertaining to the flashing yellows and the public not being informed or aware of the purpose of the lights. Salazar recommended coordinating an outreach approach to inform the public of the purpose of the new lights.

Councilmember O'Connell stated her support to the options presented and recommended generating signage to better inform drivers. O'Connell also stated she was not in favor of the flashing yellow lights and would prefer installation of green lights instead.

Councilmember M. Medina stated he was in favor of the project and requested to see protective turns in the area.

Mayor R. Medina requested an update on why TSP Citizens Committee did not recommend the protective turns. Director Tan stated California MUTCD recommends agencies to attempt other measures before selecting the last option. Associate Engineer Kato stated the recommendations provided drivers more than 5 seconds to complete turns and the recommendations did not include YouTube traffic.

Councilmember O'Connell asked why the recommended flashing yellow lights option would take 16 months to be completed if approved. Director Tan stated the timeframe for completion was estimated and took into consideration the intersection design, modification of the median, relocation of a light pole, and possible electrical design and grading work.

Councilmember M. Medina asked what the deadline was for selecting the flashing yellow and red lights and if it was possible to complete additional analysis. Associate Engineer Kato stated it was possible to delay the selection of the flashing lights without delaying anything else in the project. Kato also stated that signage could also be installed to better direct drivers for the purpose of the flashing lights.

Councilmember Salazar shared comments included in an email from the TSPC Committee Chair stating recommendation for the flashing yellow lights would be easier, than first implementing the protecting turns. Salazar also did not advise for staff to reanalyze the flashing lights and advocated to proceed with staffs recommendation.

Vice Mayor Davis stated support to proceed with the flashing yellow lights and if needed making staff recommended changes later on.

City Manager Jackson stated staff would proceed with preparing an RFP for design services and informed City Council they would be presented with the project again when the project has been designed and is ready to be awarded for construction.

• COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS:
• CLOSED SESSION: None.
• ADJOURNMENT:

Councilmember Salazar acknowledged the recent passing and contributions of community member, Bruce Chester.

Councilmember M. Medina announced YouTube event-training non-profits on how to better utilize YouTube to share their message and interact with the community. The event will be held on the YouTube campus on April 17, 2018, from 9:00 am. to 7:00 p.m. and shared email address impactlabqooqle.com. Also shared a recent family hospitalization of his niece and wished her to get well soon.

Mayor R. Medina shared his thoughts and prayers for Councilmember M. Medina's niece.

Mayor R. Medina also spoke on the recent passing for Bruce Chester and closed the meeting at 9:20 p.m. in his memory. The next Regular City Council Meeting will be held on April 24, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Senior Center, 1555 Crystal Springs Road, San Bruno.

Respectfully submitted for approval at the City Council Meeting of April 24, 2018

====

FULL Council Agenda Packet WITH Staff Reports can be viewed and downloaded from:

https://sanbruno.ca.gov/gov/elected_officials/city_council_minutes_n_agendas.htm

This document should be available late Friday before the Tuesday Council Meeting

====

Robert Riechel - San Bruno Patch Mayor

E=Mail: SanBrunoPatch.Robert@Yahoo.com

WEB: http://SanBrunoPatch.com

My Posts: http://patch.com/users/robert-riechel

Photo Credit: San Bruno CA Patch Archives

Source Credit: San Bruno CA City Council

Web Site: https://sanbruno.ca.gov

CLICK on link below to Subscribe to News Alerts and a Daily Email Newsletter for San Bruno Patch

http://link.patch.com/join/3-0-subscribe?list=US_CA_SANBRUNO_282

#SanBrunoPatch