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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 034-2006RESOLUTION 34-2006 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME CLOSING SOUTH LANE CROSSING OF THE RAILROAD CORRIDOR TO VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC FOR BURLINGAME AVENUE STATION IMPROVEMENTS AND USAGE RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame: WHEREAS, the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB) is planning a project to upgrade the Burlingame Caltrain Station (the "Station") platforms and boarding area (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, as part of the Project, the JPB will undertake improvements to increase the safety of the Station platforms and eliminate the "hold-out rule", which slows oncoming rail traffic during. passenger boarding times, by converting the station from center boarding to outboard boarding, providing a center track fence and installing new signalized pedestrian crossings; and WHEREAS, the Project will bring the Station to current Caltrain standards, similar to other recently re -constructed Caltrain stations, and will increase the efficiency of Burlingame's roadway system; and WHEREAS, the modernization of the Station to Caltrain's current standard will vastly improve JPB's ability to serve the Station; and WHEREAS, JPB plans to continue to operate a passenger train schedule that regularly stops at the Station; and WHEREAS, as part of the Project, JPB will construct new street and pedestrian improvements at North Lane and Howard Avenue, provide improved grade crossings and associated safety improvements, and create approximatelyl3 new City -controlled parking spaces along West Lane; and WHEREAS, the construction and operation of these improvements require the closure of the South Lane where it crosses the railroad corridor as shown on Exhibit A (legal description and plan map); and WHEREAS, construction of the Project and closure of South Lane is expected to increase the efficiency of the City's roadway system by 45% at North Lane and 30% at Howard Avenue; and WHEREAS, the South Lane crossing is not necessary to the safe circulation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the Burlingame Station area, but only if the improvements are constructed as specifically provided in the plans submitted to the City Council by JPB; and WHEREAS, the improvements would provide a safer crossing for both vehicles and pedestrians at an improved North Lane crossing about 300 feet north of existing South Lane; and WHEREAS, in the future, the State of California or the JPB may construct an elevated or depressed rail line through the City of Burlingame in which case the City wishes to preserve its ability to reopen South Lane to vehicle or pedestrian or both types of traffic; and WHEREAS, in the event that an elevated or depressed rail line is constructed, or the Burlingame Caltrain Station is closed, the JPB shall reopen and finance the restoration of South Lane to the condition that existed as of the date of this resolution upon written assurance by the City to the JPB that the South Lane crossing may be legally reopened; and WHEREAS, on March 28, 2006, the City Council held a public forum to hear from all interested persons and viewpoints and to weigh the various options and issues involved in the Station area; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on June 5, 2006, to consider this closure, and received and considered all comments and testimony submitted by any interested person; and WHEREAS, the City would not consent to and approve the closure of the South Lane crossing if JPB were planning to close or suspend operations to the Burlingame Caltrain Station, or if the platform improvements were not going to be constructed in the manner presented by the JPB to the City at the City Council meeting of June 5, 2006; and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest and convenience to close the South Lane rail crossing to vehicle and pedestrian traffic, subject to the understandings stated above. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED: 1. Pursuant to Streets & Highways Code § 1920, the closure of the South Lane rail crossing to vehicle and pedestrian traffic is approved, subject to the understandings stated in this Resolution. 2. Nothing in this Resolution shall be construed to constitute or approve an abandonment or vacation of South Lane in any way or at any point, nor an abandonment of the rights of any existing utility to continue to operate within South Lane. 0vt-vYlI� MAYOR I, DORIS MORTENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 5th day of ,Tune , 2006, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLocx, COMM, TEIGHRAN, BAGEL, olmmNY NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE CITY CLERK Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board October 7, 2005 Sheet 1 of 3 SOUTH LANE -EAST LANE CLOSURE—BURLINGAME PARCEL JPB — SM - 0032 LEGAL DESCRIPTION Real property situate in the City of Burlingame, County of San Mateo, State of California, being a portion of that certain parcel of land described in the deed to Southern Pacific Railroad Company, recorded July 19, 1903, in Book 96 of Deeds, Page 214, in the Office of the County Recorder, County of San Mateo and being a portion of that certain parcel of land described first in the Decree of Condemnation had on March 4, 1904, in Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of San Mateo, recorded March 5, 1904, in Book 100 of Deeds, Page 435, in the Office of the County Recorder, County of San Mateo, described as follows: PARCEL ONE (South Lane): Beginning at the intersection of the southwesterly line of that certain 60 foot wide strip of land described in said deed (96 of Deeds 214), with the southeasterly line of that certain parcel of land described second in said Decree (100 of Deeds 435), said southeasterly line also being the northwesterly line of South Lane (50 feet wide) as shown on that map entitled "Supplementary Map to Map No.l of the Town of Burlingame, San Mateo County, California", filed August 10, 1905, in Volume 3 of Maps, Page 71, in the Office of the County Recorder, County of San Mateo•, Thence, along the easterly prolongation of said northwesterly line, North 49030'00" East, 107.02 feet to the northeasterly line of said parcel described first in said Decree (100 of Deeds 435), said northeasterly line also being the northwesterly prolongation of the southwesterly line of East Lane (40 feet wide) as said Lane is shown and so designated on said map (Vol -3 Maps 71); Thence, along said northeasterly line, South 61'22'19" East, 53.51 feet to the northeasterly prolongation of the southeasterly line of said South Lane; Thence, along said prolongated line, South 49°30'00" West, 107.02 feet to the southwesterly line of said 60.00 foot wide strip deed (96 of Deeds 214), said southwesterly line also being the northeasterly line of West Lane (40 feet wide) as said Lane is shown and so designated on said map (Vol.3 Maps 71); Thence along said southwesterly line North 61022'19" West, 53.51 feet to the Point Of Beginning; Containing 5,351 square feet, more or less. Sheet 2 of 3 PARCEL TWO (East Lane Commencing at the intersection of the southwesterly line of that certain 60 foot wide strip of land described in said deed (96 of Deeds 214), with the southeasterly line of that certain parcel of land described second in said Decree (100 of Deeds 435), said southeasterly line also being the northwesterly line of South Lane (50 feet wide) as shown on that map entitled "Supplementary Map to Map No.l of the Town of Burlingame, San Mateo County, California", filed August 10, 1905, in Volume 3 of Maps, Page 71, in the Office of the County Recorder, County of San Mateo; Thence, along the northeasterly prolongation of said northwesterly line of South Lane, North 49°30'00" East, 99.83 feet to the southeasterly prolongation of the southwesterly line of East Lane (50 feet wide) as said lane is shown and so designated on said map (Vo1.3 Maps 71) and the True Point Of Beginning; Thence, along said prolongated southwesterly line, North 40°30'00" West, 18.86 feet to the northeasterly line of said parcel described first in said Decree (100 of Deeds 435); Thence, along said northeasterly line, South 61022'19" East, 20.18 feet to said northeasterly prolongation of the northwesterly line of South lane; Thence, along said prolongated northwesterly line, South 49030'00" West, 7.19 feet to the True Point Of Beginning; Containing 67.8 square feet, more or less. And as shown on Sheet 2 attached and made a part hereof. %,AND KEVIN C. PRAY VX repared by. Kevin C. Gray P.L.S. No. 7018 add 1 810.7018 IT NO ®� C A0 ca Recording Requested by: 2006-091144 Doris J. Mortensen, City Clerk City of Burlingame 01:04pm 06/19/06 R1 Fee: NO FEE Count of pages 6 501 Primrose Road Recorded in Official Records Burlingame, CA 94010 County of San Mateo Warren Slocum Assessor -County Clerk -Recorder II l I lil 111111 l 11 l! II III I Ill► illlIII! th 1'1111111111'! illi When Recorded Mail to: * z 0 0 6 0 0 9 1 1 a a A R Doris J. Mortensen, City Clerk City of Burlingame 501 Primrose Road Burlineame. CA 94010 THIS SPACE FOR RECORDER'S USE ONLY RECEIVED JUL 7 2006 CITY OF BURLINGAME TITLE OF DOCUMENT: RESOLUTION NO. 34-2000` RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME CLOSING SOUTH LANE CROSSING OF THE RAILROAD CORRIDOR TO VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC FOR BULI RNGAME AVNEUE STATION IMPROVEMENTS AND USAGE Oi O RESOLUTION 34-2006 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME CLOSING SOUTH LANE CROSSING OF THE RAILROAD CORRIDOR TO VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC FOR BURLINGAME AVENUE STATION IMPROVEMENTS AND USAGE RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame: WHEREAS, the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB) is planning a project to upgrade the Burlingame Caltrain Station (the "Station") platforms and boarding area (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, as part of the Project, the JPB will undertake improvements to increase the safety of the Station platforms and eliminate the "hold-out rule", which slows oncoming rail traffic during.passenger boarding times, by converting the station from center boarding to outboard boarding, providing a center track fence and installing new signalized pedestrian crossings; and WHEREAS, the Project will bring the Station to current Caltrain standards, similar to other recently re -constructed Caltrain stations, and will increase the efficiency of Burlingame's roadway system; and WHEREAS, the modernization of the Station to Caltrain's current standard will vastly improve JPB's ability to serve the Station; and WHEREAS, JPB plans to continue to operate a passenger train schedule that regularly stops at the Station; and WHEREAS, as part of the Project, JPB will construct new street and pedestrian improvements at North Lane and Howard Avenue, provide improved grade crossings and associated safety improvements, and create approximatelyl3 new City -controlled parking spaces along West Lane; and WHEREAS, the construction and operation of these improvements require the closure of the South Lane where it crosses the railroad corridor as shown on Exhibit A (legal description and plan map); and WHEREAS, construction of the Project and closure of South Lane is expected to increase the efficiency of the City's roadway system by 45% at North Lane and 30% at Howard Avenue; and WHEREAS, the South Lane crossing is not necessary to the safe circulation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the Burlingame Station area, but only if the improvements are constructed as specifically provided in the plans submitted to the City Council by JPB; and WHEREAS, the improvements would provide a safer crossing for both vehicles and pedestrians at an improved North Lane crossing about 300 feet north of existing South Lane; and WHEREAS, in the future, the State of California or the JPB may construct an elevated or depressed rail line through the City of Burlingame in which case the City wishes to preserve its ability to reopen South Lane to vehicle or pedestrian or both types of traffic; and WHEREAS, in the event that an elevated or depressed rail line is constructed, or the Burlingame Caltrain Station is closed, the JPB shall reopen and finance the restoration of South Lane to the condition that existed as of the date of this resolution upon written assurance by the City to the JPB that the South Lane crossing may be legally reopened; and WHEREAS, on March 28, 2006, the City Council held a public forum to hear from all interested persons and viewpoints and to weigh the various options and issues involved in the Station area; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on June 5, 2006, to consider this closure, and received and considered all comments and testimony submitted by any interested person; and WHEREAS, the City would not consent to and approve the closure of the South Lane crossing if JPB were planning to close or suspend operations to the Burlingame Caltrain Station, or if the platform improvements were not going to be constructed in the manner presented by the JPB to the City at the City Council meeting of June 5, 2006; and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest and convenience to close the South Lane rail crossing to vehicle and pedestrian traffic, subject to the understandings stated above. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED: 2 1. Pursuant to Streets & Highways Code § 1920, the closure of the South Lane rail crossing to vehicle and pedestrian traffic is approved, subject to the understandings stated in this Resolution. 2. Nothing in this Resolution shall be construed to constitute or approve an abandonment or vacation of South Lane in any way or at any point, nor an abandonment of the rights of any existing utility to continue to operate within South Lane. -&4t(- MAYOR I, DORIS MORTENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 5th day of .Tune 2006, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: EAYLOCK, COMM. KEIGHM, NAGEL, O'NAHONY NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE 7 hereby certify this to be a full, true and correct copy of the document it purports to be, the original of which is on file in my office. Dated: 3 CITY CLERK Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board October 7, 2005 Sheet 1 of 3 1'11: SOUTH LANE -EAST LANE CLOSURE-BURLINGAME - PARCEL JPB - SM - 0032 LEGAL DESCRIPTION Real property situate in the City of Burlingame, County of San Mateo, State of California, being a portion of that certain parcel of land described in the deed to Southern Pacific Railroad Company, recorded July 19, 1903, in Book 96 of Deeds, Page 214, in the Office of the County Recorder, County of San Mateo and being a portion of that certain parcel of land described first in the Decree of Condemnation had on March 4, 1904, in Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of San Mateo, recorded March 5, 1904, in Book 100 of Deeds, Page 435, in the Office of the County Recorder, County of San Mateo, described as follows: PARCEL ONE (South Lane): Beginning at the intersection of the southwesterly line of that certain 60 foot wide strip of land described in said deed (96 of Deeds 214), with the southeasterly line of that certain parcel of land described second in said Decree (100 of Deeds 435), said southeasterly line also being the northwesterly line of South Lane (50 feet wide) as shown on that map entitled "Supplementary Map to Map No.I of the Town of Burlingame, San Mateo County, California", filed August 10, 1905, in Volume 3 of Maps, Page 71, in the Office of the County Recorder, County of San Mateo; Thence, along the easterly prolongation of said northwesterly line, North 49'30'00" East, 107.02 feet to the northeasterly line of said parcel described first in said Decree (100 of Deeds 435), said northeasterly line also being the northwesterly prolongation of the southwesterly line of East Lane (40 feet wide) as said Lane is shown and so designated on said map (Vol.3 Maps 71); Thence, along said northeasterly line, South 61'22'19" East, 53.51 feet to the northeasterly prolongation of the southeasterly line of said South Lane; Thence, along said prolongated line, South 49°30'00" West, 107.02 feet to the southwesterly line of said 60.00 foot wide strip deed (96 of Deeds 214), said southwesterly line also being the northeasterly line of West Lane (40 feet wide) as said Lane is shown and so designated on said map (Vol.3 Maps 71); Thence along said southwesterly line North 61'22'19" West, 53.51 feet to the Point Of Beginning; Containing 5,351 square feet, more or less. Sheet 2 of 3 PARCEL TWO (East Lane): Commencing at the intersection of the southwesterly line of that certain 60 foot wide strip of land described in said deed (96 of Deeds 214), with the southeasterly line of that certain parcel of land described second in said Decree (100 of Deeds 435), said southeasterly line also being the northwesterly line of South Lane (50 feet wide) as shown on that map entitled "Supplementary Map to Map No. l of the Town of Burlingame, San Mateo County, California", filed August 10,1905, in Volume 3 of Maps, Page 71, in the Office of the County Recorder, County of San Mateo; Thence, along the northeasterly prolongation of said northwesterly line of South Lane, North 49030'00" East, 99.83 feet to the southeasterly prolongation of the southwesterly line of East Lane (50 feet wide) as said lane is shown and so designated on said map (Vol.3 Maps 71) and the True Point Of Beginning; Thence, along said prolongated southwesterly line, North 40°30'00" West, 18.86 feet to the northeasterly line of said parcel described first in said Decree (100 of Deeds 435); Thence, along said northeasterly line, South 61'22'19" East, 20.18 feet to said northeasterly prolongation of the northwesterly line of South Lane; Thence, along said prolongated northwesterly line, South 49030'00" West, 7.19 feet to the True Point Of Begging; Containing 67.8 square feet, more or less. And as shown on Sheet 2 attached and made a part hereof. C__ r 1 1 c pared by. Kevin P.L.S. No. 7018