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B URII }IGAME CITY COUNCIL
STUDY MEETING
August 5, 19 81
Mayor Victor A. Mangini convened. a study meeting ofCity Councif in Conference Room B of the Burlingame8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 198l, immediate1yexecutive session of the Council.
the BurfingameCity HaI1 atfollowing an
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS A.I\,!STRUP, BARTON, MANGINI and MARTIN
Councilman Crosby was absent.
STAFF: Schwalm, Kirkup, Coleman and Palmer
I. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REQUEST FOR
POLICY ON PROPOSED CfVIL SERVICE RULES
At Mayor Manginirs request ,foService Commission, reviewedtained in its letter of ,Ju1y
and Regulations of the Merit
Mr. Albert Kahl presented to Council
designs for constructj-on of a police
and Trousdale Drive:
. Franklin, Chairman of the Civilsuggestions of the Commission con-
1981, regarding the proposed Rules
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visions. The Commission suggested the addition on pages 4 and 5 ofsubparagraph (c) to define the Conunission's functions as advisoryto the Council, City Manager and staff on policy, and oversite ofthe merit system for the community, and subparagraph (d)that the
Commission will submit recommendations regarding the merit system
and advise Council whether Rules and Regulations are complied with.
The current subparagraph (c) would become (e) . An additional sug-gested change is that Rules and Regulations be changed to provide
the Commissionrs decisions appealable to the City Council (item 7,
page 5). He said the Commission will work with the City Manager
and City Attorney to finalize the Rules and Regulations. Council-
members indicated agreement with the Commission's recommnedations .
REQUEST FOR RECOGNITION BY CTTY OF
COMMUNITY SERVICE BY MARIE C. LAWDER
rn response to the July 25, l-981, letter of J. william Lawder,
Council agreed that recognition of the outstanding community serviceof Marie C. Lawder be made by dedication of a plaque honoring her
at the Easton Branch of the Library.
3 CONSTRUCTION ON BAYSIIORE
AT EUCATYPTUS GROVE
BOULEVARD
Members of Council- expressed concern about development at the Y
near the eucalyptus grove on Bayshore Highway. Staff was requested
to draft correspondence to legislators and the state agencies in-
vol-ved reqarding work at the Y, and Councilmembers indicated they
would contact our legislators personalfy.
4. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTA-ItrT - PERSONNEL
Council-members discussed with the City Manager their direction re-
garding the salary scale for the Administratj-ve Assistant - Personnel .
The top of the scale will be $22,000 plus the 9-!E July 1st sal-ary
increase, or $24,090, and salary steps will be computed by percentage
down from the top figure. l,lr. Schwafm confirmed the City's policy
of setting the entrance step on such an appoj-ntment of a former
city employee at the step of the new position with a salary immedi-
ately above the current salary of the employee.
REVIEW OF ARCHITECT'S SCHEMATICS
FOR POLICE STATION
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for reviewstation at
four schematicCalifornia Drive
1 A square-shaped building with parking beneath it,
approximateLy !2,744 square feet, with space for
a 4,160 foot expansion.
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An elongated building with all outside parking;
A square building with no garage and a separatebuilding for meter maintenance, etc.; and
4. A two-story square building.
Council reviewed the four plans and focused its attention on theplan recommended by Mr. Kahn and Police Chief Fred palmer. It
was requested consideration be given to a two foot lower ex-
cavati-on for the garage so expansion of some of the police facili-ties to that area could be made in the future. Mr. Kahn was dir-ected to estimate the cost of strengthened construction to enablethe addition of a second story at a future time if required, andthe cost of a deeper excavation.
After discussion of landscapirg, outside parking space and relatedmatters, Council directed Mr. Kahn to proceed to preliminary
drawings of the recommended design.
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Ms. Carol Thompson of George S. Nolte and Associates statedinformation had been presented to enable them to start worktraffic and noise impacts for the draft environmental impactport.
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6. CAPITAL CITIES CABLE TV
City Manager Charles Schwalm reported Capital Cities has been
attempting without success to find a central location for its studio
and "dishes" as required by the franchise agreement. They have apossible location on Cowan Road and would like Councj-l's approvalof that location. Councilmembers had no objection, but suggestedCapital Cities and staff investigate the feasibility of locatingthe "dishes" atop the sewage treatment p1ant.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m
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VELYN M HILLECity Clerk
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