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BURLINGAME BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION
MEETING: JUNE 4, 1987
* 5:30 P.M. *
KOHL MANSION
MERCY HIGH SCHOOL
2750 ADELINE DR.
BURLINGAME, CA 94010
A G E N D A
I. ROLL CALL
II. MINUTES OF MAY 7, 1987
III. COMMUNICATIONS
IV. REPORTS
A. Park Director
B. Chairman
C. Commissioners
V. OLD BUSINESS
A. Home Seminar/June 20, 1987
B. Newsrack Ordinance
VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Appointment of Landscape Award Committee
B. July Beautification Commission Meeting
VII. FROM THE FLOOR
June 12, 1987
Burlingame City Council
City of Burlingame
Primrose Road
Burlingame, CA 94010
Dear Council Members:
The Beautification Commission recommends that the City Council reconsider
passage of the ordinance to control the placement of newsracks at the Post
Office site on Capuchino, the Broadway Train Station and at Stanaway's Market
area. We feel that too much of the sidewalks are being used for these stands
and can be a hazard to those walking in the areas.
We feel that the newsracks at the Post Office on Capuchino could be placed
closer to the building where there is adequate room to display the newspapers
and leave the sidewalk free. We would like to limit the use of chains or other
devices to fasten the newsracks to parking meters, trees and to other newsracks
and encourage more modular racks such as used at the Park Road Post Office.
Some of these could be upgraded because of appearance of these stands.
Sincerely,
Ardith Erickson, Secretary
Beautification Commission
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C=TY OF BURL2NGAME
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Manager
DATE: June 29, 1987
SUBJECT: Newspaper Racks
Attached is a letter from the Beautification Commission requesting
that the City Council reconsider passage of an ordinance regulating
newsracks. In 1984, the City Council considered this same subject
and after reviewing the possible effectiveness of a proposed
ordinance, directed staff to work with the newspapers to encourage
more modular racks. Most major newspapers have cooperated in this
matter, and modular racks are now at most locations. A number of
"independent newspapers" are not participating, but the City cannot
prohibit newsracks from public sidewalks, regulate the number, or
force them into modular units.
The Broadway Post Office and Stanaway's Market already have modular
newsracks for most newspapers. A better location for the modular
unit at the Broadway Post Office would be possible only with Post
Office approval. The City currently has the authority to limit
chains or fastening devices on City trees. Given these legal
limitations, staff is not sure that an ordinance will help us cor-
rect the situation identified by the Beautification Commission. In
most cases, the problem is appearance and not safety.
Dennis Argyres
City Manager
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Attachment
cc: Beautification Commission
City Attorney
Parks Director
June 12, 1987
Burlingame City Council
City of Burlingame
Primrose Road
Burlingame, CA 94010
Dear Council Members:
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J U N 16 1987
CITY CLERK
CRY OF BURLINGAME
The Beautification Commission recommends that the City Council reconsider
passage of the ordinance to control the placement of newsracks at the Post
Office site on Capuchino, the Broadway Train Station and at Stanaway's Market
area. We feel that too much of the sidewalks are being used for these stands
and can be a hazard to those walking in the areas.
We feel that the newsracks at the Post Office on Capuchino could be placed
closer to the building where there is adequate room to display the newspapers
and leave the sidewalk free. We would like to limit the use of chains or other
devices to fasten the newsracks to parking meters, trees and to other newsracks
and encourage more modular racks such as used at the Park Road Post Office.
Some of these could be upgraded because of appearance of these stands.
Sincerely,
Ardith Erickson, Secretary
Beautification Commission