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BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA
APRIL 7, 1978
CALL TO ORDER
A special meeting of the Burlingame City Council was held on the
above date in City Hall Council Chambers for the specific purpose
of going over the Burlingame Bayfront Reports. The meeting was
called to order by Mayor Wm. J. Crosby at 8:10 P.M.
HEARING
BURLINGAME BAYFRONT REPORTS:
Mayor Crosby noted that a letter from the Anza Shareholders
Liquidating Trust and a copy of the minutes of the Traffic, Safety
& Parking Commission of 4/4/78 had been received by him.
City Planner Swan reported that the City Planning Commission had
met on April 6, 1978 and had formed a committee of their Commission,
consisting of Commissioners Mink and Sine; also that Commissioners
Jacobs and Sine were in attendance at this meeting. He summarized
Planning Commission's recommendations regarding the Bayfront
property as follows:
1. Maintain the open space character and provide maximum public
access to the shoreline and recreational areas.
2. Recognize traffic as the major problem with a need for staged
access to the property.
(a) Recommend staged growth.
(b) Permit mixed use with interim uses so that some
development may proceed as soon as possible.
(c) City is obligated to provide street improvements
and services.
3. Planning Commission tilts toward Bayfront Alternatives 1 and 2
away from residential land uses.
4. Land uses in the Bayfront area should be self-sustaining (with
tax revenue greater than municipal costs).
Planning Commissioner Jacobs added that she felt the Commission
did not have enough information relating to the residential issue
at this time.
Mayor Crosby asked how the Council members felt about forming a
committee on the subject. Councilwoman Barton said she had no
objection but felt another committee might prolong the study.
Councilman Martin thought Council should first decide if they
wanted residential land use. If they did not, then two of the
four plans could be eliminated. He strongly felt Council should
establish guidelines for a committee, with which that committee
could work and bring Council's feelings to the other committees.
Mayor Crosby felt that Council should determine which plan they
would go with and that the safest plan might be a combination of
the four, or a fifth plan.
Councilman Mangini thought a committee should be formed after
more formal input. He stated he had been closed -minded regarding
residential. However, perhaps the best means of mitigating the
traffic problem would be with some residential.
Councilman Amstrup stated he did not want to make a decision
merely on the question of traffic but rather what is the best use
of the land for the City of Burlingame. He believed that pushing
for the Peninsula Avenue overpass would be the best way of mit-
igating traffic problems.
Councilwoman Barton favored Plan 2 but would like to see if
Blayney Associates could change it to a minimum amount of res-
idential. Councilman Mangini said he was not interested in
maximum residential.
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Director of Public Works told Council that, if they were to get
improvements, it would be necessary to act aggressively as a
City with the State Division of Highways and other agencies in-
volved. He reported that staff had met with County Engineers
and others and they jointly went to the Division of Highways to
ask for a study on Peninsula Avenue and they now have a pre-
liminary plan. He added further that Caltrans will only work on
Peninsula Avenue if they can get Federal Funds and, therefore,
the City should push that as a high priority. The Traffic
Commission, he said, wanted a minimum traffic level and develop-
ment should be staged to meet any improvements.
Councilman Martin suggested that, since the City seemed to be
at Plan 1, and Plan 4 was the furthest one from that, Plans 1
and 3. might be eliminated with concentration on Plans 2 and 4.
Mr. David Keyston noted that hotel -type land use for a given
area would take 5 years to absorb, an office building, 130
years. He felt there was a certain advantage to the City of
Burlingame to get some money now than perhaps a little more
money 125 years from now.
Councilman Martin emphasized he was not worried insofar as the
developer was concerned but rather what will be best for
Burlingame. He added he was for hotels, motels and restaurants
with a few office buildings and no residential, because ultimately
motels and restaurants bring the greatest revenues.
Councilman Amstrup thought Council should go on record first for
improvement of traffic flow and then go from there. Councilwoman
Barton thought Council should come to an overall opinion and then
Blayney could come up with a final plan. Councilman Martin felt
more input would be needed by Council before that could happen.
Councilman Amstrup favored bay -oriented uses -restaurants, hotels
and motels and some office buildings, but saw nothing but problems
with residential.
Commissioner Sine pointed out that,properly, Council should go
for the wye from a priority standpoint; that could be in use with-
in 2 to 3 years, and, concurrently, push for the Peninsula Avenue
Overpass in order to get on a priority list with the State.
Commissioner Sine said the wye would stimulate traffic flow.
Mayor Crosby asked Director of Public Works if staff was having
on-going meetings with the State. He replied they had met last
year and State had made application for Federal Funds. He noted
this type of improvement would not be funded by the State. They
do have a preliminary plan but they must be guaranteed some
funding before they go any further. He felt if Council took an
aggressive position they could get the wye very shortly.
It was Mayor Crosby's feelings that there should be a policy
statement and Director of Public Works said staff would meet and
make recommendations for specific actions and a plan of strategy.
Councilman Martin thought there should be policy on a whole series
of items of which the wye is only the first step. Mayor Crosby
then asked for a policy statement for the wye with an overall plan
for Peninsula Avenue and eventually the Broadway Overpass.
John Raiser, Raiser Construction Co., said he tried to determine
of the major hotel and motel chains who might be interested in
developing on the property. Most knew of the area but none had
expressed an interest in building a motel or hotel there at this
time, nor were such projects in their long-range planning.
Councilman Amstrup asked for clarification on the type of condo-
miniums or townhouses planned for that area. Councilman Mangini
envisioned the same style as Woodlake. Mr. Keyston thought they
would be 9 stories, 2 towers. He felt it might be wise for the
high rise to be built north of the road and a low rise of 3 or 4
stories south of the Airport so the view would not be obstructed.
Director of Public Works advised Council that if they wanted
residential, they could then establish what kind of condominiums
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or townhouses they preferred, but that the basic decision was
residential or not. Councilwoman Barton said she envisioned town-
houses similar to those in Foster City. Director of Public Works
commented this would result in less cost, less income and more
traffic. He said that as the density per acre goes up, the actual
trips per unit goes down.
Mr. Keyston suggested that the drive-in theater and parking lot be
held for possible future hotel use. There was some discussion re-
garding incremental land use and Councilman Martin objected to the
rest of the land in office use. Councilman Mangini asked if the
park and golf course would be part of a final plan and Council
agreed these were already provided for.
Councilwoman Barton suggested eliminating Plans 1 and 4.
Councilman Amstrup asked if she meant in total. She said she
thought Plan 4 was too heavy residential. It was then brought to
her attention that it was Plan 3 that had heavy residential and
she revised her suggestion to elimination of Plans 1 and 3 (not
Plan 4 as she originally requested). Mayor Crosby polled the
members re their feelings on residential and in summary Councilmen
Martin and Amstrup opposed residential while Mayor Crosby, Council-
man Mangini and Councilwoman Barton were willing to consider it.
Plans 1 and 3 were then eliminated with considerations of Plans 2
and 4 or a combination of the two.
Councilwoman Barton wanted it known that by residential she con-
sidered townhouses. Councilman Mangini said by residential he was
not committed to townhouses.
Councilman Martin said he felt a committee was necessary to work
out the details on the development of this property, inasmuch as
it effected traffic, incremental development and other related
matters. Director of Public Works added that once the decision
is made on the mix of land use other important matters must be
decided- them i.e., locations of the various uses.
Mr. Keyston suggested that in Plan 2 'only offices" could be
eliminated and residential substituted, there would then be greater
financial benefit than any one of the other 4 plans. Councilman
Mangini asked if any oft and had already been committed.
Director of Public Works/'s` `a f would provide Council and committee
with information on permits issued and what is under consideration.
Councilman Martin would like the committee to consider parking --
should all parking be underground or should it be restricted, etc.
He said this is the type of thing the committee should consider.
He said committee could be instructed to go with Plan 2 but con-
sider residential.
Mayor Crosby appointed Councilman Amstrup and Councilwoman Barton
for the committee. Councilman Amstrup asked that anyone who had
suggestions or information to put them in writing and submit to
the committee. He said this would be of great help.`
It was agreed that all the committees would meet on Tuesday, April
11, 1978, at 7:30 p.m.
There being no further business to discuss, Mayor Crosby adjourned
the meeting at 10:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Evelyn H ! Hill, City Clerk