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BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA
October 2, L978
CALL TO ORDER
A regular me
above date ito order at
ng of the Burlingame Cit
he C{ty llall Counctl Cha
5 P.M. by l{ayor Crosby.
Council was held on theers. Meeting was cal Led
etint
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Led by John Yost, Asststant City Planner.
ROLL CALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESEM:
COI,'NCIL I{EMBERS ABSENT:
MINUTES
BARTON, CROSBY,I.'ANGINI, MARTIN
AMSTRUP (Excused - at spectal neettng)
Minutes of the regular meettng of September
and adopted. Mtnutes of the study meet tng o
approved after clarlflcatton of second parag
parking rec ommendat tons .
18, 1978 were approvedf September L3 were
raph on Page 3 on
HEARING
1. HARRY C. GRUBBS ET AL, IOO ARUNDEL ROAD, APPEAL OF PI.ANNING
COMMISSION APPROVAL OF SPECIAL PERMIT TO TRUE LEARNING CENTER.
Mayor Crosby announced constderatton of thls appeat. Counctl had
reCetved letter of September 18, 1978 from Mr. and Mrs. Harry C.
Grubbs, 100 Arundel Road, and nine other f,amtlies of thetr netghbor-
hood appealtng this Planning Commtsston declston for reasons in-
ctudtng: trafftc congestton, tnadequate play area at Washtngton
SchooL, tnsufficient notiftcation ("Every patent of a chtld at
Washtngton Schoot should have been notlfied . . ."), thts is aprivate bustness ln an R-l nelghborhood.
Asslstant CIty Plannerts report of September 28.- L97 8 reviewed
processtng of this permtt to lts present appeal, stating Coolidge
School , the present locatton of thls school , had been sold,
necessttating a new locatton. The Planntng Conmtsslon, afte! re-
vtewlng, had approved peroit for lts locatton at Washtngton Schootwtth fi-ve ttsted condttlons at thetr neetlng of September 11, 1978.
Memo attached documentatton. Asststant City Planner detatled his
report on thls appllcatton for prtvate school which present[y has
29- pupils and 4 teachers. He tlsted condtttons imposed by the
Plannlng Commtsslon as r
1. Non- t rans ferable permit to Larry Krusemark of True Learntng
Center, Inc.
2. School to operate wtthln the tlmes and age limits spectfted by
Mr. Krusemark tn hls August 4, L978 Letter to the Comrntsston
with a maxlmum euollment of 40 students.
3. A11 altelatlons to the butlding to be done ldtth a butldtng
permtt and conetstent wtth the August [5, 1978 memo from the
Chlef Ftre Inspector.
4. Staff parktng and parent/puptl bustng to be conslatent wlth
the reioonendattong of the memo received from the Trafftc
Engtneer August L7, L978.
5. Perott to be valld only for the locatton on the washlngton
School stte tdentlfled-ln the drawtngs ftled wtth this applt-
cat l-on .
Diayor Crosby opened meettng to public comoent.
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23s
Mr. Larry Krusemark, Dtrector/Prtnctpal , 1120 Staobaugh Street,
Redwoo
who obwlth t
s tated
d
no ttexc
conftne
J
h
Clty, addressed Counctl , reporttng conference wtth people
ected to parktng and expresslng hope of good relattonshtp
e neighborhood. In response to Councll questtons, hethat the_-makeup of the student body ts average students,epttonal" chtldren, fee ts 965.00 per month, currlcuLum led to bastcs, chtldren are ktndergarden through 8th grade,
wtth mostly younger chtldren.
Mr. Glen Stewart, Burltngame School Dtstrtct, announced htsavatlabtltty for questtons.
The following people addresged Counctl tn favor of thts school:
Frederick C. Wetss, 341 Quay Lane, Redwood Shores, Redwood Ctty.
Mr. Sterrart, l7!5C Martna Coust, San MateoHarrtett Schuck, 804 Bayswater, Burl tngame
Mtldred Gano, 1706 Yosenite, San Franctsco
Martha Benson, 1401 Palooa, Burltngame
Kathy Wyble, 12 Lorton #6, Burllngame
Reasong expressed for approval :
School has graduated ftne students.
School has good reputatton tn Redwood Clty and Coolidge School
area.
'trIy chtldren (grandchtldren) attend and do better than tn other
schools.tt
Younger famtltes are comtng to l{ashtngton School netghborhood.
DonrE want to see Washtngton School closed. Thts extra money wtlL
heLp avotd that.
Maa! youngstero at same age level do not have the background these
chtldten have .
School at Coottdge does not create parktng problems and chtldren
are a ftne exaople and rell-behaved group.
Children aot present on Frtdays or afternoons.
School should not be tn coumerc tal area.
Publtc schools could beneflt froo thtg schootrs good example.
Speaklng tn opposttton $ere:
Frank Chambers, 450 Cumberland, Burltngame
Mary Grubbe, 100 Arundel' Burltngaoe
Eleinor Btlsey, [12 Howard, Burltngane
Restdent, 601 Burltntame Avenue.
Reasons expreslred for dteapproval:
Phtlosophtcally, thts ts a reJectton of Burltngamers publlc schools
by peopLe who are not even restdents.
There ts potenttal confllct between WashtnS,ton and-True learntng
puptls bei:auee the latter are tmplytng Waehlngton ts not adequate.
A prtvate school should be tn a prtvate house.
Washtngton ts a publlc school - not an ulroccupted butldtng- as ts
CooltdEe - wtth iosstbtltty of contact wtth lte puptls. AII parents
were n--ot nottfted of school board heartng where thts was approved.
A11 parents lrere not nottfted of Planntng Comtsston heartng.
Even wtth loss of approxtnately f00 puptle from l'lashtngton' parktng
and trafftc are hazardous .
To these crtttctsns, Mr. Sterrart lepl
dtd not ftnd etther a comPettttve or
tn allowtng thts prtvate school to us
the request of !fuyor CrosbY, he read
1978 ertitch addressed the polnts of: I2. Staff Parktng; 3. Auto TrsfficArea; 5. Nottftcatton; 6. Burtnes
tedapeo
:"
that the School Dtstrict
htlosophtcal contradtctton
ne eopty classroom. Atletter of September 26,
Locatton of Classrooms ;the Alea; 4. Playground
tatus.tneS
236
A Burllngame restdent ln the audtence quoted Educatlon Code
Section 16551 /16 as spectfytng that 1lablltty tnsurance nust
be provtded for use of a publtc bulldtng by other than custooarygroirps. She asked hovr muih rent True Leatntng center patd and
how much the publlc had to pay for thetr tlabtllty tnsurance.
Mr. Stewart stated that t[re rent would be $262 per month and
that True Learnlng Center would provtde an,tnsurance poltcy^for
public llabiltty 6tth approximatb ltmtts of $100,000 --500,000.
Ctty Attorney c-onflrmed lt 16 cotrmon for users of publtc factll-
tie3 to buy Such llabtttty insurance, and tt would be requlred
that the Tiue Learntng Center or thelr cauter defend the School
agatnst clalms.
Eleanor Btlsey, I12 Howard, complatne
from True Learnlng Center woul.d be us
She stated she had ca1led Robert McCa
offtctal ln Sacramento, who told her
dsheh
tng therthy, aof the
Counc tlroan Martln questtoned why the academtc status of ?rue
Learning Center should be a polnt of oblectton to lts relocatton.
He thought thts was the School Dlstrtct's problem.
Counctlman Mangtnt thought there rrere accredttation agenctee
and standards Eor prtvaie schools. lle found nothtng lncompattble
wlth thls use tn a-public school . He, too, thought the accredt-
tatlon was a concern of the School Board.
on prtvate schools, anil that thts school ts
Western Schools and Colleges. She guesttone
from that use thts school, and why they chos
stated the school rras Ltcensed to an Otts Ha
the school had somethtng to hlde tf thtg was
Counctlman Marttn
teachets Lncrease
g,et any outstde f
be posslble for t
would not confl tc
are enrolted ln t
teachers would no
school would coop
students ls aboutqualtfted, wtth afor 14 years. Ht
medta center on t
ad been told people
Schoot ltbrary.
State Educat ton
verv few restricttons
not' accredtted wLth
d where famtltes carne
e Burllngame. She
rper and concluded
not knorrn .
ftnanclal returnperttnent to lhts
heartngs are publtc;tty to have nottfLed
ve been a dtfflcut t
he Planntngto ftve
There were no further audtence cooments and the publtc heartng
was declared c losed .
Mayor Crosby agreed that accredttatton and
weie a concCrn of the School Board and nothearlng. He pointed out that School Board
parents could have attended; and for the C
every parent tn Washlngton School uould ha
Process.
Counctlwoman Barton assured the audtence that as a restdent of
the area she knew the problems at trashtngton School but noted
that the trafftc sttuatton on Howard would not change wtth or
rrtthout the school, and questLoned what the bastc probtem was.
Audience response indtcafed it was parktng but malnly because
of lack of notlftcatton to parents.
Asststant Ctty Planner revtewed parking condtttons speclfted by
the Trafflc Engtneer. Dtrector of PubIlc Works suggested that
ttme schedules-for True Learntng center be set at sltghtly
different ttme from wsshlngton School so that parktrg would be
allevtated.
ouestloned Mr. Krusemark: Would number of
rihen puptls tncrease to 40? Does the school
unds tn addttton to their tuttton? Would it
he school to change opening tLme so that tt
t wtth Washtngton? How urany nlnortty students
hls school? ftr. Krusemark replted number of
t increase; there are no outstde funds; the
erate on hours; present enrollment of minortty
l0 out of 29. He added that he was fully
Master rs degree tn educatton, and had taught
s school would not be uslng the ltbrary or
he slte.
6
Councllman Manglni moved that the Counctl sustain t
Commtsston actlon ln approvlng thls permtt' subJect
OD'Ldt
condtttone tmposed by Planntng Commtsston, and wtth addlttonal
condttton that ttme of operatton of the True Learntng Center be
9:15 A.M. to L:00 P.M. Counc tlman Martln seconded the motton.
On the questton, Counctlman Marttn thought some of. the people
appealtng had a problem wtth the School Board; that thts appealtn effect ts ustng the Counctl to force School Board actton;
and suggested app-llants go to the school Board and ask then to
reopen the hearlng regardtng the problems vrhtch are not the
provtnce of the Counci.l . Ile conetdered arguments presented on tn-
sufftctent parktng tnvalld, aqd added he saw nothing phtlosophic-
alIy wrong rrith Mi. Kruee*orkts enphastztng baslc education.
Councttwoman Barton stated she would vote agatnst the motton
becauee she had expertenced loadtng and unloadlng children at
the school on ralny days and there vrould be a problem there
even tf startlng time irere changedl she thought- tt odd-to have a
Burltnqame netc,hborhood school and- have a use permit for a prtvate
school-there; Ind she thought restdents had been badly treated by
the school because they weie not more fully nottfted of thts
matter.
Motton carrted on the followtng ro11 call vote:
AYES: COTJNCILMEN: CROSBY,UANGINI'MARTIN
NAYES: COtNCILII&{AN: BARTON
ABSENT: COIINCILITAN: AI.iSTRUP
There was a short receg8 at 9:30 P.M.
APPEAL
I. COT'NCII.I.,IAN AMSTRUP . APPEAL OF PI.ANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL
OF CAR RENTAL AGENCY . PAYLESS CAR REMAL' 1555 BAYSITORE
HIGI{WAY AND 1876 EL CAMINO.
Mayor Crosby set herrtng
dated September 28, 1978
1978.
COMMT'NICATIONS
appeal froo Counctlman AmstruP 'e C6unctl neettng of October 16,
of thts, for th
PUBLIC
T. LETIER BT'RLI NGAME CIIAMBER OF COMMERC E RE CI{APIN AVENUE PARKINC
Letter of Septenbex 25, L97
transmttted request of thet
parktng meters on ChaPtn Av
of havtng ten hour metera a
28, L978 noted the dectston
been made end recommended t
Ten-hout parktng meters can
the future. Councll concurtrtal basts.
8 frosr Ray Kltewer, Vtce Prestdentt
organtzatton that Counctl tnstall one-hour
enuE fron Prtmrose to El Camino, tnstead
t the west end. Clty Manage! meEo September
for parktng lintts on Chapin had already
hts dectston not be changed at thts ttme.
be reduced tf this ts found necessary in
red, nottng that linitattons are on a
2.LErrER, VIRGINTA A. STODDARD. L265 E! 9AMINq EE4!r !!99EST FoR
INVESTiGATION, T.ONTESSORI PENINST'LA EARLY LEARNING CENTER'
L247 EL CAI,IINO REAL.
Thts letter, deted September 22, L978, complatned of chlldrensl
playcround nolse' parttcularly at hours not authortzed tn the Permit -
is 6irfv as 7:45-A.H. and latL as 5:I5 P.M. Ms. Stoddard quoted
ortp,tnai pernlt houre as betng from approxinately 9:00 A.M. to
3:06 p.u.' Letter al6o ptotesEed use of eaeement behlnd thts property
ag an extt to Sherman Avenue by teachers transPortlng chtldren' and
hazards of parents rho use achbot drtveway to back onto El Camtno.
copy ofa reaPo
thts comuntcatton had been
nse from Ms. Shetla Blutoco,Asststant Clty Planner reported
aent to Montessort Schoolr wtth
238
oember, Board of Directors. Ms. Brutoco stated the Boardrs
commitment that the one or two chtldren who are brought to
school before 8:00 A.M. wtll be kept tnstde the butLding.;
two chtldren who rem,tn after 3:15 wttl not be tn the yirdafter 4:00 P.M.; use of the easement will be dtsconttnued ex-cept for fire drills - a conditton of the Burltngane Flre Depart-ment; no backlng onto El Cantno ts permttted from the schooldrtveway. As8tstant Ctty Planner stated hts betlef that the
school ts substanttally ln compliance wtth condttlons of the per-mtt, and suggested a review at the end of stx months. He notedMs. Brutocots presence ln the audtence for conftrmatton of Board rs
posltlon.
Counctl accepted AssLstantcurrtng wtth revtew at the
requested Asststant Ctty Plgardtng Counctl revtew of t
Ctty Planner ts recommendattons, con-
end of stx months. Mayor Crosby
anner to urtte to Ms. Stoddard re-hts sttuatton.
3. EUBLINGAME CHAUBER OF COI.,IMERCE. CIIAMBER PROMOTI,ONAL FI.'ND REQUEST
Letter of September 30,allocatton for October I 1978, requested approval of quarterly, 1978 through December 31 , 1978.
CounctLnan l,tangint moved approval, second by Counctknan l,liarttn,carrted on unantmous vote of membere present.
STAFF
I CITY ATTORNEY . REPORT ON CONTRACT WITIT COI'NTY FOR ANIMAL
CONTROL SERVICES
Thls report, dated Se
and attached co
September 6, 19
tes o1. !,ra
ptP
6for Councll study neet
r 25' L978, detatled termlnal agreement and resolu
rosby set constderatton of October 4, L978.
tembeorlg sottoft
f contractn datedhls reportyor C
tng o
2. CITY MANAGER . VETERANS DAY CHANGE
Ctty Manager communtcatton of September 28, I978 tnforned Counc{lthat employee, orgairl,zat lons had been contacted regardtng change ofVeterans Day back to November 11 tn conformance wlth Federat indState observatton, but had lndtcated no destre to make the change.Ctty l{anager stated no actton would therefore be taken.
3. CITY },IANAGER - PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENI ATTENDANCE AT
AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOC IATION INSTITT'TE
4. CITY MANAGER . APPLICANT FOR MOSQUITO ABATEMEM DISTRICT BOARD
l.Iemo of September 26, L978 from Dtrector of Pubttc Works requestedapproval for above employee to attend thts lnstttute on October 24,in Los Angeles, at a maximum coat of $175 already budgeted tn llatei
Operatlons account. By endorsement of Septembet 27, L978 CLty
Manager recommended approval. There lrere no Counctl obJecttons.
I'Iayor Crosby so ordered.
In oemo of Septembet 28, L978 Clty !tunager transmltted appltcattonof September 14, 1978 of Arthur Nelson, l-549 Atturas Drtve to ftll
vacancy on the UosquLto Abatement Dtstrtct. Board.
lIayor Crosby appotnted Councllnan Marttn and Counctlman Mangtnt totntervte!, Mr. Nelson wtth subeequent recommendation to Counctl .
5. CITY }.IANAGER . XEIOBT, COMMISSIONER APPOINII.{ENTS
S
Ctty t'{anager meoo of Septernbe t 28, L97 8 reported on conmteaionersrettring from commlsstons and those tndicattng a wtlltngness to
serve anothef term. Stnce a full Counctl was not present, tt lras
dectded to defer appotntments unttl the next regular Counctl Eeeting.
Mayor Crosby appotnted Councllman Amstrup and Counc tllrroman Barton tointerview Park and Recreatton Cornmisslon appllcants, wtth report to
CounclL.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1 RE9oLUTTON NO. 62-78 "AT,ITHORTZING EXECUTTON OF AGREEMENT
WITTI STATE PERSONNEL BOARD - COST SERVICE CONTRACT AGREEMENT(November 2, L978 to November 1, 1981)
f Septenber 28, L978, transmttted copy oftve Personnel Servtces whtch attached ex-redtcated on number of candldates
ded renewal for a three-year term.
2. RESOLUTION NO. 63.78 ''RESOLUTION ORDERII{G THE VACATION AND
ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF AN EASEUE}.IT AS SHOI.'N ON THAT
CERTAIN MAp ENTITLED "RESUBDMSION OF LOTS 20 - 26,
Ctty Manager, by meuo o
agreement wtth Cooperat
aml-natton prtce ltst, pscheduled. He recommen
INCLUSM, BLOCK
INDUSTRIAL PARK
5, AS SHOT.'N ON MAP ENTITLED EAST MILLSDALE
I,'NIT NO. 2'I
*
5
3.ORDINANCE NO. T137 ''ORDINANCE REGARDING REI,TOVAL OF CANINEERtR-IMEWTfft-f 6auctton)
ENCROACHI{ENT PERI.{IT . T3I2 SANCHEZ.
By meoo of Septembet 27, L978, Asststant Clty Engtneer recommended
approval of thts spectal encroachment permtt for purposes ofallowtng a dratn to tenatn lt an alley. Map was attached. By
endorsement of Septenbet 27, L978 Ctty Manager concurred.
Counctlman Marttn moved approval of the consent calendar, second
by Counctlwoman Barton, carrled on unantmous vote of members
Pre sent
RESOLUTION
1. RESOLUTION NO. 64.78 ''RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OFffiSIONAL ENGINEERING AND SURVEY SERvIcES
FOR THE DESIGN OF SANITARY SEI'ER MAINS WITH WILSEY & HAMI"lras tntroduced by Counctlman Manglnt, who moved lts adoptlon,
second by Counctlman MartLn, carrted on unantmoue ro11 call voteof members present.
ORDINANCES . SECOND READING . HEARING
1. ORDINANCE NO. II35 "A}GNDING THE TMNSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
6fiDITAME-6TTTCI11 OF BT,RLINCAI.{E TO REDEFINE TRANSIENT,
.REqUIRE TITE KEEPING OF CERTAIN RECORDS, AND INCRE.ASING
INTEREST RATES ON DELINQTENT TAXES AND PENALTIESil was pre-
sented for Counctl constderatton and heartng. Memo of September
27, L97I from Ftnance Dtrector reported on ctttee ustng samedeftnttions as proposed tn thte ordtnance, and a comparison of
tax rates.
l.Iayor Crosby opened neettng to publtc conment. There lras none.
He dectared publtc heartng closed.
ORD.[NANQE_XQ._,!_!_15 passed tts eecond readtng and was adopted ont6ET6iii'IfETffiair Marttn, gecond by Counitlman l,langtni,
unantmously carrted on rolI call vote of members present.
2. ORDINANCE NO. 1136 'hN ORDINANCE AI'{ENDING TITLE 13 OF TI{E
ruruTffiffiEffiTeTE[FToDE coNcERNrNc VEHTcLES AND TRAFFTc, was
presented for Counctl constderatton and heartng.
t'layor Crosby opened meettng to the publtc. There wa3 no comoent
and he declared the pubttc heartng closed.
ORDINANCE NO. I.T36 passed tts second readtng and was adopted on
moEton oteotrrrc ffman t..laag
unantmously carrled on ro
Lnt, second by Counctlman Marttn,t1 call'vote of members present.
UNFINISITED BUSINESS
Counctlman MangtnL reported on catls he had recetved dealtng wtth
the varytng and tnequttable charges at the Ctty dump.
-*4. ORDINANCE NO. ].138 "ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3.52.0T0 (A)
ADDINFTf;EESITT T-OTCHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR TO THE UNCLAS SIFIED
SERVICET' (Introduction)
239
240
Mayor Crosby
Gunderson, Tretlring.
4, Le
Rev Lseto maka stanthls o
Direc tor
uested commndatLon be prepared for Howardtc, Safety, and Parktng Commtsstoner, wht Ls also
reqraff
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
1. Letter of September 14, 1978 frorn Mrs. Fred Ulrtch, LL24
Ktllarney Lane re cutting crosstng guards from the Ctty budget.
CounciL iequested Ctty l.lanager reply'regardtng the minor cut ln
crosstng guards and explalntng that School Dl,strtcts can now
supply crosstng guards.
2. Letters re destructlon of vtews by trees ftom Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Honeo, 1812 Castenada Drtve; and Dt. !furvtn I. Shaptro,
1816 Montectto way.
3. Park Dtrector letter of Septembet 25, L978 acknowledgtng gtftof trees froo Saratoga Horttcultural Foundatton, Inc.
ttedcePdi
r8a
r from Clttzens for Charter Improveoent (Proposttton A,
ounty Charter) requesttng Counctl support' and offertngresentatton. Counctl dtd not deen tt advtsable to take
n this matter and instructed Ctty Cterk to so advlge
ntzat lon .
5. Certtftcate of Apprectatton from Chlef of Poltce to Theodote
Werner, Jr.
6. Letter of Septembet 20, L978 from Mr. and Mrs. Albert W.
Fenech, 722 Crossway Road, conmendtng Poltce Ilepartment.
7. Letter of Septernbex 2L, L978 from Bay View Federal Savtngs
and Loan offertng use of meettng room to local non-proflt organt-
zat tons .
8. Letter of september 18, 1978 from Rtchard R. Heath,of Atrports re progress of Federal Notse Btlls.
9. Mtnutes: Beauttficetton Commtsston, September 14,
Ltbrary Board, Septenber 19, 1978; Planntng Commtsston,25, L978.
FROM TIIE FLOOR
1978;
Septembe r
Councilman tlarttn reported on the League of Caltfornta Cttles
Conference at Anahetm, and noted that the Clty Attorney had a
copy of the resoluttons passed plus the suggested aoendments r noneof whtch, he belteved, passed.
Mayor Crosby acknowledged letter from Raiser Archttectural Group
requesttng tlme for presentatton on the study sesston of October 4,
1978. Counctlman Marttn abstalned from cooment. Rest of Counctl
had no obJecttons.
/0
NEI{ BUSINESS
BICYCLE SAFETY
Counctlman Martln requested that staff research thts subject
slnce Burltngame ts getttng more btcycles; they are sublect to
the Vehtcle Code but many do not observe lt; and rtdera' ltves
are endangered. He noted successfut btcycle program at Davts.Staff wtll tnvesttgate and report.
PROCI.AMATIONS
Mayor Crosby proclatmed Ftre Preventlon Week, 1978 as Octobe!8 - 14; Whtte Cane Days, 1978 as October 6 and 7; and the monthof 0ctober, 1978 as Blcycle Safety Month. He noted Proclamatton
comrendtng Mrs. Mtldred B. Grens, Park and Recreatton CommLsstoner,
who ts letlrtng after 32 years of publlc servtce.
211
ADJOURNMENT
Meettng regularly adJourned at l0:25 P.tt.
t, /..". "'
r%ryn n. nrfrCtty Clerk