TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH
San Mateo County
Christine Krolik, Mayor 1600 Floribunda Avenue
Sophie Cole, Vice Mayor Hillsborough, CA 94010
Marie Chuang, Councilmember www.hillsborough.net
Leslie Marden Ragsdale, Councilmember Phone 650-375-7400 Alvin L. Royse, Councilmember
MINUTES
MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023
4:30 PM CLOSED SESSION
6:00 PM SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Hillsborough Town Hall and Zoom Video Conference
CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Krolik called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chuang (via Zoom Video Conference), Ragsdale, Royse (via Zoom Video Conference), Cole, Krolik
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
There were no public comments.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
There were no announcements of conflict of interest.
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Town as Defendant - One Potential Case (see documents in agenda packet) B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)
Town as Plaintiff - One Potential Case
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b) (1)
Title: City Manager
ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION
The Closed Session adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Krolik called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chuang (via Zoom Video Conference), Ragsdale, Royse (via Zoom Video Conference), Cole, Krolik
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III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Krolik led the Pledge of Allegiance.
IV. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Christopher Diaz stated that the City Council met in Closed Session and reported regarding Item A, Anticipated Litigation, there was no reportable action; regarding Item B, Initiation of Litigation, the City Council voted unanimously to initiate a validation action, the particulars of which would be disclosed upon request on the filing of that action; and regarding Item C, Public Employee Performance Evaluation, there was no reportable action.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Councilmember Royse disclosed that he engaged in ex parte communications, the substance of which was included in letters sent to the City Council and part of the public record, and that he spoke with the owner of the Callan property.
Councilmember Ragsdale disclosed she met with the owners of the Callan property, reviewed the map, and walked the property.
Vice Mayor Cole disclosed she reviewed the emails received and has had multiple conversations with residents, and disclosed she has a conflict regarding the Callan site, for which she would recuse herself from participation in the discussion.
Mayor Krolik stated she would recuse herself from participation in the discussion of the Strawberry Hill site because her home is within 1,000 feet of the property and that she would recuse herself from participation in discussion of the Burlingame Country Club because her husband is a member. Mayor Krolik stated she walked the Callan property with the owners and had a phone call with them.
Councilmember Chuang stated she was absent from the January 23, 2023 City Council meeting but has watched the video recording.
Vl. CONSENT CALENDAR
On motion by Vice Mayor Cole, seconded by Councilmember Chuang and unanimous on roll call vote, the Consent Calendar was approved.
1. RECONFIRM FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS UNDER RESOLUTION NO. 21-87 PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361 AND CEQA GUIDELINE 15378 The motion to reconfirm the findings and determinations made in Resolution No. 21-87 pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, with acknowledgment that the California Department of Public Health has updated the definition of "close contact" in Regulation 3205 from being within six feet of another person to sharing the same indoor space with another person for 15 minutes or more, which further supports the findings, was approved.
VIl. OLD BUSINESS
2. DISCUSS AND CONFIRM DIRECTION ON THE HOUSING ELEMENT SITES BEFORE
THE PLAN IS SUBMITTED TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (HCD)
Mayor Krolik provided introductory comments and an overview of the process.
At 6:18 p.m., Vice Mayor Cole recused herself from participation in discussion of the Callan property due to proximity of her home and left the room.
City Attorney Christopher Diaz, City Manager Ann Ritzma, Planning Manager Liz Ruess and Attorney Barbara Kautz, Partner, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP, responded to City Council questions.
Mayor Krolik opened public comment on the Callan property at 6:18 p.m.
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Lionel Foster, 135 Rizal Drive, suggested the RHNA numbers can be met without upzoning any specific area of the town and expressed concerns regarding spot zoning and outreach to neighbors in the area.
Jadra Muhawieh, 1260 Tartan Trail, spoke in opposition to SB 9 due to loss of local control.
Dennis Moore, 2770 Churchill Drive, requested more detail regarding the proposed developments at the Strawberry Hill and Callan sites and provided comments regarding spot zoning.
Mayor Krolik closed public comment on the Callan property at 6:44 p.m.
On motion by Councilmember Royse, seconded by Councilmember Ragsdale and unanimous on roll call vote with Vice Mayor Cole recused, the City Council provided direction to continue with the original approval of eight units at the Callan property with the understanding that there is an option for ADUs and JADUs.
Following discussion of the Callan property, Vice Mayor Cole returned to the room and took her seat at the dais at 6:53 p.m.
Mayor Krolik opened public comment on the Strawberry Hill site and the Burlingame Country Club site.
At 7:17 p.m., Mayor Krolik recused herself and left the room. Vice Mayor Cole presided over the meeting.
Michelle Dee, 2 Fern Court, requested information regarding the process for approval of units at the Strawberry Hill site, the access points for the subdivision, the responsibility for the infrastructure and the locations of each unit.
Dan Capon, 90 Woodridge, requested responses to the questions that have been asked regarding the Strawberry Hill site.
Dennis Moore requested more information regarding the Strawberry Hill project.
Laith Salma inquired as to whether the number of units specified for a particular site can be reduced if units are exceeded in another area.
Larry Friedberg expressed concerns regarding a lack of information regarding the Strawberry Hill site.
Ted Ullyot provided comments regarding guidance from California Department of Housing and Community Development regarding Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.
Mehran Farid suggested housing at Nueva School and the Burlingame Country Club be assigned to low-income housing.
Vice Mayor Cole closed public comment on Strawberry Hill and the Burlingame Country Club at 7:32 p.m.
Vice Mayor Cole moved to assigned 5 units to Strawberry Hill. The motion died due to lack of second.
On motion by Councilmember Chuang, seconded by Vice Mayor Cole and unanimous on roll call vote with Mayor Krolik recused, the City Council specified 35 units at Strawberry Hill per the property owner's subdivision application.
On motion by Councilmember Ragsdale, seconded by Councilmember Chuang and unanimous on roll call vote with Mayor Krolik recused, the City Council specified five units at the Burlingame Country Club under very low/low income for employee housing.
At 7:59 p.m., Mayor Krolik returned to the room, took her seat at the dais, and presided over the remainder of the meeting.
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Mayor Krolik opened public comment on the Housing Element at 7:59 p.m.
Peter Chartz, 25 Highgate Lane, expressed concerns regarding the development of housing at the Town Hall site.
Mana Jamali, 1425 Carlton Road, inquired about the requirements of the next RHNA cycle if the Town meets or exceeds the numbers in this RHNA cycle, and requested clarification regarding the commitment to build an ADU.
Gib Papazian, 325 Pepper Avenue, suggested that the very low and low-income housing categories be used for special needs housing.
Paul Rochester encouraged the City Council to keep the numbers as low as possible and to ensure the staffing is in place during the next RHNA cycle to begin the process earlier.
Laith Salma spoke in opposition to inclusion of housing units at Town Hall.
Katie Haggarty, Darrell Road, spoke in support of a resident-focused site at Town Hall, requested more information about the infrastructure requirements for the next eight years and suggested annexing a portion of a neighboring city meet the housing requirements.
Jadra Muhawieh spoke in support of legislation to reverse SB 9 and offered his assistance.
Jeff Ford, Fairway Circle, spoke in opposition to adding 16 units at Town Hall in the Housing Element and spoke in support of a public dialogue regarding the use of the Town Hall site.
Subra Narayan, Floribunda Avenue, spoke in support of reducing the number of units at Town Hall to zero and of use of the Town Hall site as a Community Center.
Arlene Rosenberg, 15 McCreery Drive, Housing Element Advisory Committee member, spoke in support of following the guidance provided by HCD and inclusion of a conservative number of housing units at the Town Hall site.
Elizabeth Jeffords, Fairway Circle, spoke in support of reducing the number of units at the Town Hall site and provided comments regarding the income categories for Accessory Dwelling Units.
Mehran Farid, 10 Highgate, spoke in support of adding units at Tobin Clark and removing the Town Hall site from the Housing Element.
Dennis Moore, Churchill Road, provided comments regarding renting ADUs to family members.
Gregory Hampton, Elmwood Road, provided comments regarding HCD's guidance related to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.
Larry Friedberg, Longview, expressed concerns regarding the housing element process and recommended a postmortem to determine what should have been done better and expressed concerns regarding the handling of a speaker at a prior meeting.
Mike Swire, Southdown Road, expressed concern regarding offensive comments made by prior speakers.
Mike Amaroli spoke in support of the town remaining a single-family community and partnering with other similar cities to learn how they are handling the housing requirements.
Ted Ullyot provided comments regarding AB 686 and HCD's guidance related to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.
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Riyad Salma, Eucalyptus Avenue, spoke in support of focusing on the statute and in support of not including housing on the Town Hall site in this submittal if it is not needed.
Josh Cooperman, 15 Creekwood Way, spoke in support of retaining the Town Hall building if the Town Hall site must be redeveloped to include housing.
Aaron Zornes expressed concerns regarding the Hayne Road development citing safety concerns and thanked volunteers who participated in the Housing Element process and those who have taken a citizen-led survey.
Jeff Brady, Robin Road, spoke in opposition to housing on the Town Hall site and in support of a postmortem of the housing element process as suggested by a prior Mike Swire, speaking again following technical difficulties during his prior comments, spoke in support of transparency related to the costs of all of the options presented.
Swire spoke in support of housing at the Town Hall site due to proximity to transit and in opposition to housing at the Tobin Clark site. |
Laith Salma inquired as to the process if HCD does not accept the housing element and the Town's ability to self-certify.
Rekha Hemrajani inquired as to whether the Town has coordinated an approach with other towns.
Mayor Krolik closed public comment at 8:55 p.m.
Following discussion, Mayor Krolik summarized the allocation of units, noting that the numbers for the Callan site, Strawberry Hill and Burlingame Country Club were voted on earlier in the meeting.
Ms. Kautz suggested moving some of the moderate income ADUs into the above moderate category and to move the units at Nueva School and Burlingame Country Club to the moderate-income category.
On motion by Councilmember Royse, seconded by Councilmember Chuang and unanimous on roll call vote, the City Council approved the allocation of 605 units including the Callan site, Strawberry Hill and Burlingame Country Club voted on earlier in the meeting, and provided staff leeway to work with Ms. Kautz on the income levels to adjust the numbers as needed:
ADUs: 400
Tobin Clark: 100
Town Hall: 16
Pipeline projects: 4
Vacant sites: 23
Brooke Court: 3
Hayne Road: 5
Nueva School: 6
Mayor Krolik summarized the timeline and next steps in the process.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Krolik adjourned the meeting at 9:44 p.m.
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