Peter Stevenson
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- Meetings spoken in
- 18
- Total speaking time
- 2:44:05
- Avg per meeting
- 9:07
- Segments
- 1783
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Top issues during term (20)
Reach codes for existing buildings
No direct city cost; heat pumps can cost homeowners $1,000-$3,000 more upfront than standard AC, offset by rebates.
Bay Rise Park Appeal at 410 Airport Boulevard
Unknown until the Council hearing.
Residential additions and new-home design reviews
No city cost; the applicant was advised to finalize plans before spending on structural engineering.
Pending lawsuits against the City of Burlingame
Over $3.7 million in settlement payments across the two cases.
Downtown height limit change and five-story Chapin Avenue building
Unknown; developer cost-sharing expected.
Enhanced nuisance abatement enforcement
Could save the city money on enforcement litigation, though Mayor Brownrigg suggested the city may need more code compliance staff.
Bayfront Specific Plan land use alternatives
Not stated; the plan will carry consultant costs and eventual infrastructure and school-capacity implications if housing is allowed.
Environmental Justice Element / Equity Focus Areas
Future capital improvement spending will be directed first toward infrastructure needs in the three mapped equity focus areas.
City property negotiations, including Parking Lot H and FAA parcel
Sale proceeds would help pay the new city hall bond.
Beautification Commission Appointments
No direct cost to residents — this is about who serves on a volunteer advisory commission.
Vision Zero traffic safety plan
Speed limit enforcement will likely require additional police staffing resources, and a Vision Zero coordinator position is proposed.
Shoreline flood protection and waterfront open space
~$175,000 from general fund, taking unassigned balance nearly to zero.
Broadway grade separation funding gap
Project estimates have climbed from $300-400 million toward $800 million; the city may commit $2.4 million for final design in August.
Transit-oriented development overlays (SB 79 compliance)
Could reshape development potential on hundreds of parcels near stations, including R-1 lots within the radius.
Damage claims against the city
Unknown — potential financial exposure depends on the outcome of the claim.
Storm Drain Citizens' Oversight Committee appointments
Oversees spending of the voter-approved storm drain fee through the 30-year bond measure.
Glyphosate use in Burlingame parks and open space
Going fully pesticide-free like Menlo Park could cost roughly $1 million a year in extra contractors and staff — money the balanced budget doesn't have.
Peninsula Tourism Marketing District Expansion
A rate increase to 14-15.5% would add roughly $3.8-$6.6 million a year to city coffers; polling and outreach would cost under $150,000.
Donnelly and Alcazar water tanks rehabilitation
Increases the contract by $78,200 to a $353,855 not-to-exceed total.
Meeting relocation to Community Center in 2027
Decisions during term (180)
Recorded while Stevenson was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Closed Session Claim Rejection
Consent Calendar (Items 9.a through 9.h)
Adoption of Nuisance Abatement Ordinance (9.e)
Turbo Data Systems Citation Services Agreement (9.f)
ACMS Crossing Guard Agreement (9.g)
JSR Karp 10, LP Alley Gate Agreement (9.h)
Bay Rise Park Appeal — Adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration (10.a)
Bay Rise Park Appeal — Approval of Major Design Review and Parking Variance with Modified Conditions (10.a)
Adoption of Environmental Document (CEQA Addendum) for General Plan Chapter IX Update (10.b)
Adoption of General Plan Amendment — Healthy People and Healthy Places (10.b)
Introduction of Tourism Marketing District Ordinance (10.c)
Appointment to the Beautification Commission (11.a)
Two Appointments to the Traffic, Safety and Parking Commission (11.b)
Approval of September 28, 2026 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
1430 Chapin Avenue — Downtown Specific Plan Amendment and related entitlements (Project No. CDSR23-0001)
Major Design Review at 305 Concord Way (DSR26-0019)
Major Design Review and Special Permit at 1228 Drake Avenue (DSR26-0009)
Major Design Review at 1015 Cortez Avenue (DSR26-0012)
Authorization to initiate litigation (closed session report out)
Adoption of Consent Calendar, including Resolution 135-2026 for Donnelly and Alcazar Tanks Rehabilitation
Voting record (62)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Consent Calendar (Items 9.a through 9.h)
Bay Rise Park Appeal — Adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration (10.a)
As appellant, raised concerns over hours, noise, event frequency, parking and project financial sustainability.
Bay Rise Park Appeal — Approval of Major Design Review and Parking Variance with Modified Conditions (10.a)
Sought tighter hours, event frequency limits, a better sound study and financial feasibility assurances.
Adoption of Environmental Document (CEQA Addendum) for General Plan Chapter IX Update (10.b)
Adoption of General Plan Amendment — Healthy People and Healthy Places (10.b)
Introduction of Tourism Marketing District Ordinance (10.c)
Adoption of Consent Calendar, including Resolution 135-2026 for Donnelly and Alcazar Tanks Rehabilitation
Introduction and first reading of nuisance abatement ordinance (Chapter 1.16)
Consent Calendar items 9a, 9b, 9c and 9e
Resolution No. 134-2026 — FAA Wind Shear Alert System lease, Gilbreth Road
Consent Calendar items 9a-9e
Washington Park Grandstands contract — Angeles Contractor, Inc. (Resolution 132-2026)
East Burlingame Terrace water main replacement contract — Casey Construction Inc. (Resolutions 130-2026, 131-2026)
Grand jury response on ALPR/Flock cameras (Resolution 133-2026)
Consent Calendar items 9a, 9b, 9c, 9e, 9f, 9g, 9h
Resolution No. 122: $113,500 easement clearance contract with San Jose Conservation Corps
Supports the Conservation Corps' youth skills mission and value to residents.
Consent Calendar (items 9.a-9.v, excluding 9.l and 9.p)
Parks Division Corporation Yard design contract (9.l)
AFSCME labor agreements and salary schedules (9.p)
First reading of ordinance creating the Burlingame Industrial Development Authority (10.a)
Resolution appointing Council as IDA Board of Directors (10.a)
Broadway Grade Separation final design funding (11.a)
Adoption of the Burlingame Safety Action Plan / Vision Zero (11.b)
Adoption of Consent Calendar (Resolutions 094-2026 through 103-2026 and Ordinance No. 2051)
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2052 — Transient Occupancy Tax Ballot Measure
Adoption of Resolution No. 104-2026 — Calling the TOT Election; Ballot Argument Subcommittee
Consent Calendar adoption (items 9.a, 9.b, 9.c, 9.d, 9.f, 9.h, 9.i, 9.j)
South Rollins Road Traffic Calming Project contract (Resolution 083-2026)
City–School District joint use agreement (Resolution 085-2026)
America's 250th Birthday Tree Program
FY 2025-26 budget amendment (Resolution 089-2026)
Personnel classification and position changes (Resolution 090-2026)
FY 2026-27 operating and capital budgets (Resolution 091-2026)
Gann appropriation limit (Resolution 092-2026)
Non-functional turf water use ordinance — first reading
Transient Occupancy Tax ballot measure — first reading
The $5.7 million estimate is on top of existing TOT, important given COVID-era revenue collapse.