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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1978.12.18269 A regular meettng of the Burltngame City Councll was held on the abovE date in the Clty Hall Counctl Charnbers. MeetinS, vras called to order at 8:04 p.m., by l.layor Wtlliam J. Crosby. PI.EDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FI,AG BI,'RLINGA},IE, CALIFORNIA DECEMBER [8, 1978 CALL TO ORDER Led by Jerome F. Coleman, Ctty Attorney. ROLL CALL COI,NCI,L MEMBERS PRESENT : AMSTRUP,BARTON,CROSBY,MANGINI,}IARTIN COINCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: NONE MINUTES Mtnutes of the Study lGettng, November L5, 1978' and the regular meeting, December 4-, L978, were approved and adopted. CONGBXSSMAN LEO RYANIS OEEIqE saieco Mavor Crosbv recognlzed llarP.aret Koskowski, Administrative ^e,s'sf stant fiom LeE Rvanrs office. She informed the City Councit that the offtce will- remain open and tn operatton unttl the Conqressional seat ls declareil vacant on January 3, L979. GovErnor Brown wlIL then call for an electton tn March or April. Mrs. Koskowskt explatned lt is antictpated there w111 be an lnterlm office soirewhere tn Dtstrlct LI available to the publtc. BI DS - CONSIDERATION OF:BELLEVIJE / LORTON INTERSECTION RESOLUTION NO. 78.78 Memo of Decembet 11, L978, frorn Senlor Ctvtl Enginee! transmitted btd summary on this project. (Summary on file in Office of City Clerk.) It was stafi I s- rec onnendat lon that. Lo$ btdder, Asphalt Matntenance & Strlptng Company, be awarded contract. Director of Public Works explained thl-s is a FederaUState Aid proJect' ln- voLving res hanne l tzatton of the tntersectton. "Awardtng Contrac t- -Be llevue /Lorton Inter- rr, was lntroduced by Councllman Mangini for ouncilman Marttn, unanimously carrled on roll enance & Strtptng Company, $25,8L1.50.) sEctton, Job No. 78-3 adoptLon, secoad by Ccall. (Asphatt Malnt HEA&INCg EASTON BRANCH LIBRARY Mayor Crosby acknowledged "Report--of the ADHOC Commlttee Burllngame Ltbrary Flnances" and "Rec ommendat ions of the TrusteEs re Eastoh Branch Ltbrary.tt Prior to opentng the heartng, the Mayor tnvtted Councll comnrent. on Board of pub1lc Councilman Marttnthls subject. ThBoard4to5hour by both groups. ductton in hours the remalnder of tr"me to ref l-ect o reductton ln serv s; rofrofothlsnPr tce s d there has been conslderable ttme spent on mmLttee says it spent 30 hours, the Library ecommendations vrereforwarded to the Councll he opttons ptesented, he recommended a re- peratton at the branch to 19 per week forflscal year. This wtll glve the Counclllortttes for the c omlng year. He opposedor operation at the Matn Library. Counctlwoma4 Barton agreed wtth Counctknan Marttn, noting that the Councll ts matn coicern.when revieutng the Ltbrary budget wasto assure that the Main Library kept the level of servlce that people were accustomed to. She felt that Councll wtll have a 270 better picture of what can be done wtth the branch by July. Councilman Amstrup supported the 19 hours for the next slxmonths. He stated it w1ll probably be August or Septemberbefore the Cityb ftnancial ionditt6n will"be known.'-Ai ihatttme, continutng operation of the branch will be debated. Mayor Crosby stated. he_ had hoped the branch could be keptopen; this appears to be one way of dotng it. He had nbobjectlon- to the proposed hours'and cons-idered a conplete re-view of the Library budget in July reasonable. Counc lluran Amstrup asked. about replacenent of the haLf-timevacant.cataloging posltion. Libririan patrlcla Bergsing ex-plained there has been a substanttal reduction tn piofeisionalhelp in this area. An atternpt i.s betng made to stieamlineoperations and to use clerlcil as oppoEed to professlonal people. Councilman Manginlr.in agreeing with reduced hours, stated heopposed any change Ln operations at the l{ain Libraiy. Declaring the hearing open, the Chair lnvtted comnents from thef Loor . Mr .. Dennis Huajardo, 1490 Columbus Avenue, expressedto have some- input as a citizen-durlng bud!,et itudtespurpose of changing the CounctL ts attitude-about notthe I'Iain Library. Co Ju deIt be wh we wi The Finance Director agreed wtth tthe State rs positton. -He stated Ibefore ctties have word on this; fState cooperates and the Town of Hits contract, the Llbrary should b he. Councllman ts comments aboutt probably wlll be Augusrurtherrnore, as long as theillsborough does not c ance Le in good condition. Counctlman Amstrup stated that the Council wllt find funds tokeep. the_branch open untlL the Ltbrary budget has been reviewed,whether JuIy or August . Councilwoman Barton promised to Let the committee know whenbudget studles occur. Cittzensf suggestions wl11 be helpful . Mrs. Delores Huajardo spoke in support of maintatning the branchas a convenience to restdents wlthin the area. She dlscussedtraffic congestion around the Maln Llbrary resultlng from recentnew construction. She nentioned there are volunteeis wilLtng tohelp. at the branch so it can remain open and suggested that Ehe Charober of Commerce budget be cut or itiminated-is a nethod offinanctng the L ibrary. aston Drtve suppolted Mrs. Iluajunctlon with one person nost ofy u,as over- staffed . a deslrefor the mininriz ing uncilman Amstrup cautioned that the CouncLl will not know bvly I the flnanclal sltuatton for the new ftscal year. Much-pends. on what the State tntends to do wtth tts sirrplus funds.was hts positton that the fate of the branch ltbriry cannotdetermlned unttl deftnttive budget informatton is airailable,lch will not occur by July l. As far as citlzen input, therere 10 budget hearings thls year, all open to rhe puL1i6, asll the hearings in the c oming year. Wllliam W. Scott, Jx., 202 He thought the branch coul t lme and that the l,latn Lib OEdftat ardo. the Mr. Frank-Pagliaro, member of the Ad Hoc Committee, expressedappreciatton for the Ltbrary Board ts stand in favoi of- the branch. He understood that sav{,ngs will amount to approxlmately $29,00O.00and that the California State Library Associatlon will be re-mittlng $25,000.00 to the city ln tha next six months. possibly thls could be allocated to the branch. There were no further speakers. The heartng was declared closed. 277 RECESS Followtng a lecess at 8:50, Mayor Crosby called the rneJffig to order-at 9 :05. Counctlman Martin comrented the branch- effectLve January I, 1979. Hts motion s scheduled to c lose keep it open 19 hours hours to be dec ided by Counctlman Manginl, requested a 1979, on hisfor a health wa to January, actuala week after the ftrst o by Library Board and sta unanLmoulsy carrted on r ttt o1 , 1 was seconded cal1. HEALTH CLUB. tIO9 BURLINGAME AVEXUE I p a c n a tetter dated December 11, 1978, Iloward Atkins ostponement to the Councll meetlng of January 15, ppeil from Planntng Commtssion dental of-a permtt iirt. There were no objecttons from the Council. ATI..ANTIC RICHFII.ED COMPANY APPEAL TROM PI.ANNING COMMISSION DENIA L OF SPECIAL PER.},IIT At the Mayor's request, the Assistant City-Planner applicati6n preserited io the Planning Commtssion fo siil erocertis and sundrles at the ARCO Station, 3 ori""I Copy of the Asststant Plannerrs repolt ts o offtce of the Ctty Clerk. Prtmary concetns dealt w sDace on the propbrty, Location of gasoltne PumPs,oi on-stte tritfic and tmpact on the two heavtly tr Penlnsula Avenue and Caltfornta Drlve. revra Calnftrhcir ave lewed thepermit to l-fornlalle in the ltmited c ulat ion Ied streets, Mr. T. T. Clausen represented ARCO. Counctl and staff had coptes of the site plan. Mr. Clausen showed a sertes' of sltdes lllust- rattng, extsttng and conternplated tmproveoents and 'dlscussed ad- vantages to both the city and the company lf reconstructLon were pernltted. Both Counctlman Marttn and Councilman Mangtnt were concerned that the property was too small to accoomodate this type of use. Mayor Ctosby declared the hearing open. There trere no corDlnents from the fIoor. The hearing was declared closed. A letter was read from Chanber of Commerce Manager Ray Kltewer oppostng the permtt. Councilman Martinrs motlon to uphold Planntng Commtssion was seconded by Counctlwoman Barton and unantmously carrled on ro11 cal1. I. EQUIPMENT DOIIA TED BY McROSIGY POISON OAK CONTRO L & LANDSCAPE In a communicatton (undated), the above firm offered to donate to the city spraying equtprnent for Park Department use. In response to Counailnan Amstrup, the Ctty Attorney reassured the Counctf it can legally accept the donatton. Director of Publlc Works ex- plalned that thtb is standard equiparent used in landsacpe work. Counc ilman Mart!n recalled that the clty has .accepted donated equipnent in the past and when tt vrore out requests were made for replacements. Ile hoped thts would not happen hele. Counc llwoman Barton moved to accept the equipment wlth a thank you letter to the donors. Second by Counctlman Amstrup, carrted unanimously on roll call. Mayor Crosby asked the Ctty Manager to r^rrite the Ietter. STAFF MEI.{ORANDA t. STAR WAY - NAME CHANGE OF PRIVATE ROAD In a communication dated December 13, 1978, the Senlor Civil Engineer reported on the tequest of Mr. Nicholas Crtsafi to post COMMI,'NICATIONS 272 the street name rrstar Wayt' onarea. There were no objection Post Office to the change. Ma on the street had been nottfle convenience and expense that wto order newPublic Works Councilman Amstru people who had wr heights might bethat could help tthe lette! ntght trees to the enjo above named persor\^Iith what re sult 2. STUDY },IEETING rivate. road in the industrial rom abutting cities nor the Crosby asked lf all businesses lle wished to avold the ln- d result if people were requLred apsf yor d. ouL RESOLUTION 79-78 ttChanging Name from Kemp Road to Star lJayt' was inaroiluEeilTy eouncilman Mangtnt, who moved adoptlon, second by Councllman Martln, unanLmously carried on ro11 call. CONSENT CALENDAR stattonery because of the name change. Director of reported that Mr. Crisafl is sole ovrne r on the street. 1. RESOLUTION N0. 80-78 'hcce pting Deeds of Easement Lots 3, 4, Grove . tt7And 3I, Block 4, Burlingame of PenLnsula Avenue And Ray Drlve--Project No. 77-6. Counciknan Martin asked if a bulge at the corner of Broadway andEl Camlno can be removed when the work ls !n progress. Directorof Public Works reported that changes, for the most part, involve signal arms only and some work on the inter-connect system. Llncoln Avenue is the only location where a new signal wtll be installed. 3. RESOLUTION NO. 82-78 ItAccepting Burllngame Plaza Proj ec t Job-M. 7I:24.- 2. RESOLUTION N0. 81-78 "Authortztns Asreement With Statecatt@radtng 0n Ei CErotno Real Between 4. ORDINANCE (Introductlon) N0. 1142 rhmendine Title 13 of The furl ehlcles Aid Trafflc, Maktng TechnlEal Changes. " Counctlman !4angini moved approval of the Consent Calendar, second by Councilwoman Barton, unbntmously carried on rolL call. ORDINANCE - SECOND READING. IIEA&ING l. ORDINANCE N0. ll4f rrAmendi ng Chapter 9.04 T o,Adopt A Untform County Ordinance 0n An imal Licenslng And Control Dectaring the hearing open, Mayo! Crosby tnvited . comments from the floor. There were none. The hearing was declared closed. 0n motton of Counc llman Amstrup, second by Councilman Mangint, the Ordinance passed its second reading and was unanl.mou'sly adopted. I,'NFINISI{ED BUSINESS I.. TREE/VIEW ISSIJE p suggested that a letter from the Council toItten supporttng legislation to control tree a method of galning meantngful informat ion he Councll in lts deltberatlons. He suggested ask ttName and Address of owners of offending yment of yout view.tt "Have you spoken to theis about irutually resolvtng ihe pioblem? " s? " CouncLlmembers approved the tdea. The City Clerk was asked to mall the form to everyone from whom the Counctl had received aletter. Dlrector of Publlc Works tnquired about scheduling a meeting vri Robert Graves, lJilltam Sherman and John Browning and hls group discuss the golt course. January 24, L979 was selected for tht rh to s c)-.)Al.) rneettng, 8:00 P.M. APPR,OVALS Payro L I amount o sec ond f ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Mayor Crosby acknowledged letter from Ftnance Dlrector con-cerntng the new computetized warrant regtster. Warrants Nos. 4331 through 4497 and 0001 through 0043, dutyaudited, wele :lpproved tn the anount of $543,476.48 on motlonof Counctlman Manglnt, second by Counctlman Amstrup, unanLmousLycarlied on voice vote . N0VEMBER, 1978 CIIECKS NOS. 7080 through 7685 in the $346r055.82, approved on motion of Counctlman Mangtni,by Counctlman Amstrup, unanimous voice vote. Communicatton fron San Mateo County Btkeways Advisory Comnittee concerning BtcycLe Pedestrian Projects Financed With TDA Funds, dated November 30, [978. Director of Publtc Worksleported that all projects previously approved by Ctty Counctlwtll be resubmitted, except brtdge at Benthana of Tokyo rest- aulant wlll be deleted and the funds transferred to Anza Lagooncrossing and Airport Boulevard btkeroay lmprovements. Poltce, Flre and Treasurer Departnents monthly lepolts. Councllman Martin questioned the $50.00 difference on rhe Treasurerrs report for Novernber in U.S. Government and Agencles Bonds and Notes. Referred to Treasurer for response. Letter of November 30, 1978 from COIAB, Alr Quality Conference. Letter of December L2, L978 from Burltngame Chamber of Comrnerce:golf facllity, clartfytng their posltlon as netther endorsingnor reJec ting. Letter dated Decernber 11, 1978 froro Chtef ofcosts, Congressman Leo Ryanrs funeral. Letter dated December 8, L978 from Trafftc, rnls s Lon : Bayfront Trafftc Study. Letter dated December 5, 1978 from Burltngame School Dlstrict Superintendent James E. Black: General Plan for f978-1981. Letters from vartous Library. sources opposing closure of Easton Branch Letter dated December 12, 1978 from Ctty Attorney Coleman: Legalprocedures and requtrements for Comrnission Meettngs. The CityAttorney stated these regulatlons apply to City Council also. Letter of November 30, 1978 from Mrs. Charlotte Johnson, com- mendtng Fire Department for tts assistance. Letter of December 7, L97I from Arthur P. Korens: Bayfront Condomintums . Letter of December 4, 1978 from Maury Gersh: vtevr preservation, includtng petttton page with tvrelve slgnatures. Letter of December 15, 1978 from Burlingame Chamber of Commerce:Council photographs, January 3, 1979 at 3:15 p.m. Letter of December 15, 1978 from ABAG: Workshop on CHRIS (Cost/ Revenue Impact Systems). 3. Minutes:Beauttficatton Commlssion, Decernbet 7, L978; Police, re., service Safety & Parking Com- Plannlnfleommission, December lt, 1978. 271 ADJOURNMENT: At IO:05 p.m. to Executive Sesston. on personnel. ,Affe.{rl/ il-zz City Clerk