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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1977.12.1932 A reguLar meetlng December L9, 1977 oeettng was cal led Harrtson. BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA December L9, 1977 the Burlingame City Councit wasthe City Hall Council Chambers.order at 8:15 p.m., by Ntrayor A. CALL TO ORDER ofin to held on Thec. t'Budtr Late in dog tn PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE F LAG: Led by ^Alfred J. Palmer, Chtef of pollce. l.layor _ Harr ison announced that the meeting was somewhatstarttng lecause of a demonstration by t6e new poltcethe Clty Hall parktng lot. ROLL CALL cOlINcrL t'lEI'aERs PRESENT : AMSTRUP' cRosBY,HARRrsoN,MANcrNr rl,IARTrN. CoI,rNCIL I{EMBERS ABSENT: NONE MINUTES The minutes of the regular meettng of December 5, 1977 wereapproved and adopted fol Low;lng a dorrectton on pige 31. Thename of the Pollce dog ts 'Uai. " PRESENTATION Iayor Harrison referred to a letter from Mr. Fredertck S.Friedman, Stuart-Ktrk Associatgs, representing Urs.-CiiristtneDiLLon, regarding rhe Encore rheiter. ttre ctrEti-ii""i'ri"ii'u..!-rredman. Mr. Friedman requested that he be permittei to read hlsremarks. There rrere no objections from councii. u"vo"-i"iii"ortdirected thar a copy be fuintshed the clry c1eik. ui.-rii"a*"";"statement: BLTRLINGAME CITY COUNCIL: Meertng of December Lg, Lg77 subject: Presentatton on beharf of Mrs. chrlsttne Drllon ownerof the Encore Theater regardtng Ordtnance /ll05g. Honorable Mayor and Ctty CounclL Members: I appreciate the opportunlty to appear before this Council topresent_the vtewpotnt of !{rs. Chriittne DtlLon, owner of iheEncore Thearer reeardLng Ordlnance /tl05g proht6itlng tht oferationof "theaterso in Zones d-l and C-2. 0n March-9, I was professionally engaged by Mr. L. Frontero. apotenf,tat ressee of the Encore Theater, to determine the ec6nomicpotential of a classic fllms format. burlng the earlv stases ofour resealch, we dlscovered that an OrdlnanEe prohlbtttne iheoperation of that theater existed in Burli.ngami. t advlEed Ur.Frontero of the difficulties and he proposeii that Mrs. Dllron becontacted. Mrs. Dlrlon had never heird- of the ordinance and sheengaged me to work towards rescinding the Ordinance. I first contacted Mr. Coleman wlth my research analyst in Aortl.He advised me that an Ordinance had Leen drafted in- responiL totnf o-rmat lon (no source was revealed) that the Mitchell ilrothers,exhlbltors of X-rated ctnema producllons, were attemptinq tosecure the downtown Burlingame theaters.- VJhen I tnfoime"d Mrs. ooOD Dll l on c omment before s tderat Third. Reac t inp Commtsslon's heasales would not ducted a surveyfacts before the Merchant rs Assoc Survey Results of Mr. Colemanrs cornments, she expressed amaze ed that no City offlclal had ever contacted heor durtne the pertod when the 0rdinance was union. (9/i5 to iltO) Furthermore, she asserted to ringbeaofB ment.r el-theder con thattchell Sher fare at the rs smen orer re- icated thaterty to be It at be of rh to Pudi be Pu de at no time had any potentlal Lessee, lncluding the Mi Brothers, expressed an tnterest in exhlbtttng X-ratedthe theater. She avers that nelther the Mltchell Bro themseLves or anyone represdnting themselves as spoke agents for the Mitchell Brothers had ever contacted hgarding the Encore Theater. Ftnally, Mrs. Dil1on ind under no ctrcumstances would she ever permit her prop used to exhlbit such material. must be noted here that in 1972 some X-tated c inema was shownthe theater by an individual purchastng the theater. It must emphasized that thts fare was not exhibited wtth the sanctlonthe Dtllons. In the long run the problem solved itself. Theeater proflts were so depressed that the purchaier was unable mal,ntain payments. The Dillons foreclosed and evicted therchaser. I^ltth the wlsdom of hindsight, Mrs. Dtllon had in-cated that no such freedom to exhtbit X-rated films vrould everpermltted ln any future dealtngs wtth potentLal lessees orrchasers. Mrs. Dillon has indlcated that she wtll create aed restrtctton to bar any undestred use of the theater. It should be emphasized that any exhtbltton of filn fare of anyklnd ceased La L972. This r.ras three years before the drafting- ofthe Ordinance (/11058)'. BURLINGAME CITY COI,'NCIL Encore Theater Presentation In preparatlon for presentatton of arguments favoring the rescind-lng of Ordlnance /11058 we conducted three surveys.First. We checked wlth the Planntng Departments of 25 Bay Areac Gs to determine their restricti5ns Ln theaters in C-L'or C-2(or their equtvalent) Districts. See ltst at end. Second. VJe conducted a randoro street sulvey among Burlingame?E[?[Ents to determine their desl-re to patr6nlze fhe fncoliTheater. a remark tn the minutes of the Planninson this Ordlnance to the effect that rretait ffected by the theaterrs operation", we con- roadway merchants as well as presenting our ember 15th meeting of the BurlLngame Broadway on. Dec iat i 1. Of the 25 ctties of comparable tncome, populatton, andcharacter, only 4 placed restrl-cttons on the operation of theatersin C-2, aside-from structural conformance or uie-permtt require-ments. Stgnificantly, these are Menlo Park, Redwood Ctty, FosterClty, and Los Altos. Most other ctty respondents tndlcated thatobjectionable sex-ortented business ;as rigulated by Ordtnancedtrected at controlllng the material and not the soirrce. How,for exampler- could ttAdult" bookstores be otherwise dtstinguisiedfrom g3g. bookstore s.elling- conventtonal books? Or, indeed, 4ystore selling such "sexually stimulatlng'r magaztnes such asPlayboy, Hustler, et al? ?.. From the survey of residents, 52 responses lrere completed.The responses are as follows:a_. Not one respondent objecEed to the operation of the EncoreTheater. b. Not a stngle respondent had ever heard of Ordtnance /ll058 rs restrlctlons. In fact, approximately l0 respondents expressed extreme irritatton at the Ordinancers restrLctions. 34 c. Not a single respondent approved of such an ordinance.d. Fully 100% of the respondents indtcated that If filmfare were su{.table, they $ould be happy to patronize the Encore Theater. 3. Survevine the four restaurants in the immedtate vicinitv ofthe theat6r fspatero rs, Garre St. Lazarre, LtEscargot, Cabo6se) was uniform in the response of their managers. None indtcatedthat the theater would make a dramatLc dlfferenee tn theirbusiness, but all tndicated ---66-splll-over patronage ifthe fllm fare were of high cattber. None objected to the operatton of the theater. In presenttng these facts before the Broadway Merchant ts Association, the membershlp generatLy approved of the Encore Theater's operatlon provided that the materlal exhlbited not be X-rated. When I lnformed them of Mrs. Dillonrs intention totnsert a deed restrl-ctton barring the exhibitton of such matertaLin the theater, they lndicated that they would sign a letter, to be composed by Ed Dresser of Callfornta Savtngs and Loan, sup-porting the theater's operatton ln providlng attractton to Broadway. Their approval rdas expressed as betng condltlonal on Mrs. Dillon's control over the materlal exhtblted in her theaterto assure that it would be acceptable to the communtty. It is hoped that the foregoing material wtll enable Mrs. Dillonto obtatn a more extended heartng on thts matter. It is re- quested that actton be promptLy undertaken to hear furthermatertal affecting the status bf Ordinance ill058. I wtsh to express my thanks to the Clty Attorney, the City Clerk, and to each of you. Frederlck S. Frledman Representtng Mrs. Christlne Dlllon December L9, L977 Re fe renc e s I 2 3 4 5 6 7 t. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Minutes, Minute s ,Minutes, Minute s ,Minutes, Minute s ,Minutes, ouncil ; 9ouncil; 9 ommis ommis ommisil; tiL; 1 City CCity C Plannt Planni P lannlCity CCity C El Cerrito Pl-easant Hill San Rafae L CampbelL Los Altos MtLpitas Sa rat oga Live rmore Sunnyva L e P Le a'sant on San Leandro Be Lmont Daly Clty ngcngcngc ounc ounc s s s 2 2175. Itern 3,L5/75. Item 3.ion; LOlL4l75.ion; 1llI0/75 . lon Itss/7 6. Ordinances, Item l. t LL/24/75.lls. rtem 4. New Business. Item 12. Item 10. Item 11. Clttes Surveyed L4. 15. 16. L7. 18.t9. 20. 2L. 22. 23, 24. 25, Foster City Menlo Park Mlllbrae Pac tfic a Redwood Clty San Bruno San Carlos San Mateo Vacavtl le Cupe rt lno Palo ALto Walnut Creek ? 1t. L2. 13, 35 Mayor Harrison expressed !4qe4qs!relative to condition of Ehebullding and avatlablltty of parklng. In his optnton there wasinsufffic lent inf ormatton f or a dec ts lon . Mr. Frledman stated that the Plannlng Comatsston yas unantmous tn obJecttng to Ordtnance 1058. Its Resolution No. L7-75, recommended agAtnst Ehe removal of theaters as permttted uses tn C-l and C-2di.strtcts. He agreed t9 glve spectflc references from the Planntng Commtsslonts trtnutes tn regard to the structural con- dttton of the buildlng.. Councilman Mangtnt asked, is Mrs. Dt[].on planning to screen Present-attons at the iheater? l{r. Friedman resionded nno", but stited a Lessee would be requtred to stgn an agreement that x-rated fare would not be shown. l.lrs. Ditlon ts adamant about Ehis. Councllman l"langtni asked for clarification on "classic ftlm format. "Mr. Friedman stated that the potentlal Lessee had tndtcated lnterest in showing such ftlms, ftlms oore than 20 years old and enjoying resurgent populartty. Atso, there is potential for Light entertain- ment ,s wel-l as othbr commerctal uses, but no one ts Lnterested in lnvesting tn the property with the ordLnance tn the way. Counctlnan Amstrup recalled the Council ts concern about undesirable use of the property; for that reason, Ieglslatlon was elacted' lle felt there StroLtA 6i more lnformatton prior to further discussion. esponse to an tnquiry from Councilman Crosby, City Attorney man conflrmed tha-t theaters are not allowed in C-l and C-2 ricts. Councilman Crosby suggested referral to a study meeting. Int Co 1edist Mavor Harrtson requested staff research, City Manager' City Attorney, Clty Planner, witli a vrritten rePort to be presented to Counctl at a siuiv *eettni. V,/hether or not i public heartng should be held on the 6rdlnancE can be dectded at that ttme. ITEARINGS PROPOSED RECLASSIFI FROM R-l to R-3. ( CATION BEN-SIMON PROPERTY 9IT-9T5 EL CAMINO REAL CONTINUED FROM MEETING OF DECEMBER 5, 1977.) l"lavo r llarrtson stated he had read the minutes of the me6ting. Because he was not present at that meettng, City AEtorney if he could participate in the present The Attorney responded tn the affirmative. Mayor Harrison reviewed tnstructions to Mr. Ben-Slmon at the last me'etlng of Ctty Council, (L) to bfllg-ti, a set,of preltminary plans conforiltng to ihe conditldns speclfied by the Plannilg Commlssion,(2) plans-to be reviewed wtth irlanning DLpartment before presentatton io'Cbuncil. The Mayor asked the City-Planner if thts had been done. citv Planner replted that Mr. Ben-stmon rdas present wtth ftve copies of 6ome butldini; footPrtnts to pass out to Council . He had called the PlannLng De[artmeirt afte! 4:00 orclock thls date. Mavor Harrlson tnformed Mr. Ben-Stmon that all materlal for a ctty CoincU meettng Is requtred to be ln the Ctty llall on the preceding Thursdav at thE verv Latest. Mr. Ben-Slmon reported that an aglee- il;i-;;'" ieached wtlh the netghbors stnce the last council meettng itt.i ,oo"."s to have resolved-all of the problems - the butlding wtlt bL'relocated 15 feet away fron the property Line. A Letter to that effect wlll be ftled with the Counctt. Counctknan l,lartln commented that the Counctl must be sattsfted as ;;iI ;a netghbors. It was his Position that-any- set- of plans re- qulrtng Couictl approval cannog be accepted ln the absence of prtor s'taff ind Councll- ievtew. He lequested a contlnuance to the next regular meettng. December 5 he asked the discusslon. 36 In response to llayor Harrison, the City Attorney afflrmed that the hearlng can be contl"nued tf that ls Councll's destre. Wtth Councll concurrence, Mayor Harrlson decLared a continuance to the meetlng of January 3, 1978. Thereupon, Mr. Ben-Simon announced wtthdrawaL of hts afor rec las s lflc ation of a portion of the property at 9El Camino ReaI from R-1 to R-3. He Left the Councll C Withdrahral l.ras accepted by Clty Counctl. PPl1 I tcat ton -915 hambers. WESTATES PARK PROJECTffis eal of Jesse D. Yohanan fral Permlt for Park and FLy App pec i omP Fac I annlngi1lty. In a letter dated Novemb er 29, 1977,. DermotAttorney at Lavr, filed an appeal with the C above matter. Jit . Fitzgerald,y Council ln the At the Chairts request, Clty Planner tnlttated the discusston,referring to rnateriaL forwarded to CounciL, i.e., pLannlng CommLsslon Resolutlon_No. l7-TT, "Recommendtng EnvtronmenEalImpact Report, EIR-45P for VJestates Park . City Councll Resolutlon No. 97-77 'rCertifying Flnal EnvtronmentalImpact Report and Making Findlngs Wlth Respect to Westates Park PIn 1!:!," adopted December 5, L977, and staff reporr of DecemberL4, L977 . Planner advlsed that appllcatlon rras made to Planning Commlsstonfor a spectal permtt f6i an atrport parktng facility-on Bayshore Highway betlreen Avis plant and MilLbrae ctiy Limit,-one phise ofthe total deveLopment planned by the olrner. Heariirg uras'lnttiatedat November 14 meeting and conttnued to Novemb ex 28, 1977 meettng.0n November 28, informatlon was submltted to Cornmisston relatLve-to p.roposed combination of stages L and 2 of proJect. Foltowtngits-helring, Commisston voted Eo deny permit ior-the parking. Subsequently, appltcant appealed to Council PLanner noted that staff report to Council discusses advantagesthat_mtght accrue tf the total project were developed in the'particular area. Property has 1600 feet of frontale on BayshoreHtghway, is untmproved and apparently being used f5r "rent--a-car"parking. There were 20 such vehlcles on the shoulder thls morntng. 4ppltcant pfoposes extenstve Landscaplng on Bayshore Highwayfrontage and a recreatLonal easement aLong the- shoreLtnE at- a mlnlmum wldth of 25 feet. Planner commented that landscaping rend-erings on dlsplay in the Council Chambers thts evening ari nbwinformat lon. Mayor Harrison asked lf the appeal before Council ls the sameappLication heard by Planning Commtsslon. Planner conflrmed it was. CounciLman Mangini asked tf the EIR covers thecapullzed Phase Phase 2 adequatety. Planner confirmed lt does. -l and ttorney for appl icant, lanning Commis slonirst to be park andf the property and a pment of the entlretated it appeared and fly, was not The Chair recognized Mr. Delmot J. Fttzger who reported that the ortglnal proposal to contemplated three stages of development.fly, rhe second, an office buildtng at onerestaurant at the other end; thtrd stage,site conforming to C-4 zonlng.. Mr. Fltzgethat the flrst phase, consistLng of solety acceptable to the Conrntssion; for that reason, proplans were revised. Park and fty facility, approx spaces, wtll be located ln the center of property,building adJacent to Avis, and restaurant at northconstitutes revlsed Phase L, and ts the proposal n ald, athe P The f end o deveLorald s park J I ect development mately 550 an offtceerly end. This ow before Counc il . 37 Mr. Fttzgerald stated that proposed Landscaping ts far in excessof that requtred tn C-4 zontng. Developer has attempted to c ompl ratsedtcat from wou 1d be extended In front explalned there wtll the frontage penetrat and restaurant. He s ments, explalning thasimllar to the Sheratall along the bayfron atmosphere. yIddbet 25 be lth requtrements of Department of Public l,lorks for a erm on the back of the property. Drauings exhtbtted in-ype of pubttc lvalkway to be constructed, ranting tn widthto 35 feet; also, lt can be noted that any parking thele concealed ef fecttvely. Mr. Fitzgerald mentioned an error in parking computattons, sub-sequently corrected by the archttect to comply wtth the code. Hlnformed the Council that Mr. Yohanan is not a developer, he lsHillsborough resident concerned with tmproving his property, in-cluding an offtce butldtng where he can relocate his tnsurancebusiness. Furthermore, Mr. Yohanan has no tntentlon of butldtng what $as referred to at the Plannlne Commission meetLns as a "ttcky-tacky proJect." He is very iuch aware of Burliigamets concern wtth envlronment and aesthettcs. e a Mr. Fitzgerald presented Mr. Peter CalLender, 126 W. 25th Avenue, San Mateo, Landscape Architect for the proJect. Mr. Callendar dtscussed the proposed 25 foot wlde publtc use easement at the back of the stte and a generous landscaptng strtp back of that.A full all-weather pathway vatying from 6 to 8 feet, possibly toof Avisbease ls betng considered. Mr. Callendarrtes of landscape mounds all along by extts for parking, office butldingslides of vartous Landscaping treat-are to create a spactous environmentMini Park, to produce uniform treatment ayshore llighway, to create a park-like P 1 ared to enter into an agreemen se would termlnate in 10 years ed only howed 8t goals on InntandB Counctlman Amstrup asked about fences. Mr. Fttzgerald stated asecurtty fence would be installed. Wtth the berm approxtmately4\ to 5 feet hlgh, and landscaptng atop, lmpact of the fence would be mlnlmtzed. Mr. Fttzgerald reiterated earlter comments concernlng deve lopment hree phases een changed.t wlth the he ortgtnal proposal covered teriod of 20 years. That has b plans. He stated thato be completed over ttap tepyu Counctlman Mangtnt lnqutred about total number of parklng spacesneeded. Mr. Fltzgerald responded that that number ts not knownat thts tlme; as far as airport parktng, the number ts 560 spaces,a lestaurant of 101000 square feet, 110 spaces, the offtce bullding, whatever ts requtred. Preltmtnary computattons lndlcate total of 460 spaces to sattsfy code upon completion of proJect. Councilman t'fang lni commented that ts conslderably less than the present re-quest. Mr. Fitzgerald explatned the 560 spaces relate solely topark and fly faciltty, ln essence, not a permanent use. CouncLlman Mangtnt asked Mr. Fttzgerald tf he had tnformatton on the number of cars tn vartous parking lots on restaurant ronr. The latter re- sponded he did not but assumed the ovmers complted wlth code. !trayor Harrison declared the heartng open to the floor. There were no comments. The hearing was declared closed. Councllman Manginl questioned valldtty of ['/estatesr EIR because of its constant references to a non-exlstent conventlon center with Now, Mr. Yohanan isCity that park and f a trpor conc er resPecexistdeal o klng. The City Attorney stated tha spectftc proposal for a speciftc other airport parktng fac il it tes ,a year-to-year permtt and should ghr. llayor Harrtson asked Mr'. Fltzgerald, in vtew of the existllg park and fly factlity operatlng on a year-to-year permit, and his state- ment that Yohanants operation could be llmlted to a maxlmum of ten t Parn ist tois onf wei eC Ptthe not ouncll rs immedtateoPerty. with one that does be gtven a great 38 sked about a proposed l.alkway on Ehe northerngerald stated it was his understanding that tlllngness to allow a pathway across tts Land ohanan ts deve I opoent . Councilman Marttn ratsed a series of questtons: What ts the purpose of thts hearing? If approved, wlll the development re- Qutie a Study Area Permlt? City Planner explatned that-deveLoperis appeallng to Counclt denial of a speclal permlt by Planning Commtssion for a parktng faciltty in C-4 District. Ne!, construct- ion at this location wtll require CouncLl approval of a Study Area Pe rmtt . years, what would be the mintmum time could be completed with some economic Mr. Fitzgerald responsed 10 years is c Mr. Yohanan destres to generate cash fin order to proceed. Councilman Mangtnl aperLmeter. Mr. Fitz Avls had indtcated w upon compLetion of Y requtred before all phases advantages. lose to economic feaslbtlity. low through the patk and fly plans ?s, theref no more thantltty to be i11 be presentedls also pro- rance buslness. Question:Mr. Fltzge are two: 10 years;. deve lopedto the Ctt posed wher Questlon: respondedy What are the three phases, what are immedlaterald explalned there are no Ionger three phas eirst phase, park and fly to have a Life o t either end of the slte a restaurant fac t the same tlme as Phase 1; these plans w later. At thts tlme, an offtce butldlng Mr. Yohanan lntends to relocate hls lnsu F a a v e What are tmmedlate development plans? l'1r. Fitzgerald park and fly factltty and office building. In response to Mayor llarrtson, the City Attorney advise the usi for park hnd f1y ls approved, the applicant wtl positton to ieturn to the Councll for a Study Area Perm Phase 1. Counctlman Martin referred to contemplated improvements at S.F. AlrDort resulting tn more atrcraft taktng off and significant in- creise ln noise :lmpact. He suggested thts mtght have a hatmful effect on a restaurant tn that Location. Mr. Fitzgerald com- mented the archttect is ariare of thls and of measures that are avallable to contlol the probleur. Counctlman !I,arttn expressed con- cern wlth the followlng: - This aPpears to be a piecemeal - develop- ment, the EIR shows 5 office buiidings all alike' - there-is a sea of parking, the berm along the bayfront would be 4\ to 5 feet high, a 2'to l iiope would be vEry stee-p. It means that tf the berm ls ftve feet hteh, the stf,eet has to-be twenty feet wtde. .ry.Fitzs.erald slaied the archttect advises the berm ls a mtnimum of twenEy-five feet wide on the fi{,na;Portlon. Their effort is to show irhat. they lntend to do with the property. He assured Council rhey could apirove rhe project wtth the iequireneqts uhtch indlcate theie will bi'a berm of'no-less than x number of feet high or that the project, tf approved, will substanttally conform to the reP- resehtations whtch are being made tonight. Councllman Marttn questtoned the semantlcs uge.d !y lar: Ca'Llander in his statement rdgardlng "a selles of berms" which lndicates to hlm a space betweenl Mr.-Fitzgerald reassured Councll that the berms will be done ln such a way that wlll effectively screen the parking. The plans proposed are on display. Mr. Fitzgerald assured Council they do not lntend to put-in ftve buildtnel exactlv the same ln a roi,s one after another. The restaurint at tha north end will not be a square buildlng. Hopefully it wilt make use of gtass to take advan-tage -of the scLrrery iooking out over the Biy. Whatever they bulld. can only- be don6 subjecl to a Study Area-Permtt. Council has the control. Counctlman Crosby asked about the berms. Mr. Callender explainedthls would be a contlnuous screen of the cars from 01d Bayshore Htghway with the exceptton of the entrance to the dispatcherts drhlbeirf at onceina or 39 shack, the penetratton to the restaurant and that the offtce bulldtng. Astde from that tt wtlit will be high enough to screen the cars and iwill have vegetatton on top. There wlll be soL ePtbnalf ene t rat tone contlnuous,ddition itor plants. Councilman Amstrup referred to the drawing and asked where- the fence would be ani if it was to be six feet hlgh? Mr. Callander reolted in the affirmative, hil identifled Locatlon on the arlri"g". Ur. Callander riported that Peter Saus of San Francisco' who woiked for BCDC prepared the perspectives. counctlman l,Iartin asked for mote tnformatlon about the berm'and itr" ,iatit of the strlp between the curb llne and the parklng llne' lfi. fitrg""ald satd tt uas at least twenty-five feet. Councilman Martln tEen asked how they would undulate the berm tn a sPace ""i" twe.,tr-f tve feet wtd-e wtth a walk on the outside. Mr' Cifi""a"i-iepii"d rheir method tncLudes the posslbllity of some small redwooi bulkheads to give a liEtle more lateral space' or oosslblv usins. uo some of tfle ten-foot addltional space they have i"-"Jai'tt""-i6 the twenty-flve foot recreatlon easement on the other slde of the project. CounciLman Martin asked if they widened it iti" ,iso move the parking ltnb. Mr. -calla "orre"t. Councilmair I'lart in then asked tf i ihe oarkins ai.sles. Mr. Callander replied ttv bf putEins tn the redwood bulkheads to Jpl"e ,i,a obtlln maxlmum altgnment of atsle Councilman Martin stated both the-EIR and sketch- show only three ;;;;;;;;;. -wt.t i. ioi"t p..ting capacttv for--the.whole project? Mr. Fitzserald replied about 720. Counctlman Martin then ;;";i;Ee-*[.tt"ic those cars would be able to e]'tt the Property;'I"r'iIlr.-t'ii.i"-iiy-t[i""-aii.,"r.vs..Mr. Fitzgerald I::!ol9:9 th't "it"r'the ten-yeir peiioa tt mtlht be necessiry to oPen another driveway. Mavor Harrlson expressed concern over the nurny questions that had ila;'r;i;;;l-"n"--!tt"a-if councll should have-an exact lavout of tt !"r"" iiiti,[ii"t -*ouIJ-piovtde postttve suPPolt:,,Yt:-Ii^t1g"'Ld i"rfi"a thai if Counctl might conslder approvlng thts Project';;5;';;ri;-""iiti"tv-ut piEparea to do thit' ll! understood that ;;;i"ii-;;";;;-;i;;'"-utiaihg dectslon at this tlme, .but.askedr;ili;;"a; b""ri"" oi it. adEed expense t_nvolved tn detalled plans. Mayor-Harrison stated he was lnclined to t'ant to see more' counctlman crosby requested clarlflcatlon of Mr. caLlander rs "i*iii"iJ-lr-Uoui-u'.t"e space at the-back to-gatn additionaL space aE the front. Mr. Fttigeiald replted there ts almost thtrty-tt've iii"t-in--ror. pi.".s tt the baik for the t$er.rty-f ive. foot. easement 'ana-fi *oufa Le possiUle to reduca it to thtrlf feet at the-back and saln that ftve feet on the front. councllman crosby -tnen "st eE abo,rt the redwood bulkheads. Followtng Mr' CaIIand9r's ;;;i;";;i;;,-a-;u;aii;;n ciosuv determtned th6t the earth berm- mtsht i"If"J"-."awood bulkheads tn iome spots. Thts was conflrmed by Mr. Callendar. Councllman AmstruP expressed concern tha-t-the bayfront is becoming ;-;;;;i;;;"= ro, bf cirrs for airport parktng' He recommended sus- tatnlng Planntng Commtsslon dec ts ton. long the street, would der stated that was would adverselv affec t hev have the polsibtL- alh some addtttonal a ntt c s Councilman Mangini asked lf the and flv. what is the number of Mr. FltigeraLd answered, about and 110 spaces for the restaura marked that the entlre factlttY P Pa 73 it were granted for the Parktrr soaceE requlred for Phase 1? oE that, 550'for park and fLY, Councilman Mangini then re- n completed, would onlY requife EIR. -He suSSested, instead of ask for 450 spaces.enttre Phase l Project' that paces for park and flY. eImrki 0; 450 pa a skingMr. Fi woul d rkt fo tzg onl ng spaces accordinr 730 spaces ' the erald answered thay leave approxtmat gto appetfoely nt. , whe the I lantr the 200 s 40 In his opinlon Ehat woutd not be economically feaslble to hls c ll-ent at thls t lme . Councllman Manglnl called attention to the number of parklng Lots for all of the restaulants and all of the hotels along thebayfront. Mr. Fttzgerald commented that none of them have the landscaping they propose to have. Counctlman Manglnt remarkedthat 730 cars for a ten-year period ls somethlng else. Counctlman Martin asked if the land was already at street grade?Mr. Fitzgerald replied that thele are some areas below but-ttit would be brought up to grade. Councllman Martin then askedabout-type of paving. The EIR indlcates lt ts on bay mud and tfasphalt paving is to be used for a ten-year pertod, it would berather a costLy operatton. Mr. George Sinctatr, 1l - 24th Avenue, San Mateo, stated thatspectflc.plans would addres-s apecific items. potentlal dratnageand offstte waters need to be dealt wtth and thts wllL enable them to make dectsions how the pavinq wtll eo in and what itshould be. -^They are keeplng within 6wner , s-requlrement s and onlyyhen specifics are availabLe,can they plan the -parktng fac{1ity.-It seems they need to accomplish one- step at a iime. - In response to Counctlman Manginl, Clty Attorney confLrmed thatCounctl must approve the proJect beforL BCDC $til constder it. Mayor Harrison. indtcated he found lt difftcult to proceed to aconcLusion without spec tfic s . the EIR says certain mttigatings been attempting to determine what One of the concerns ts whether theyinage from the tot. Unttl theExhiblt A attached to CounclLessed, it would appear that theon the special permit. Yy"I-Harrlson inqutred of the City Attorney if Counctl upheldthe PLannlng Commission,- could it Le done without preJudli:e? CityAttorney coleman responded that the appltcant wouti hive to startover again with Planning Commtsslon. city Planner stated that the resolution adoptlng the ErR specifiedfour dlfferent areas where mltigatLon measuies Ean be accoilorlshedby a conditlon of a Special periit. At rhis point specific! arenot avallabre. rf there are directives from bouncil'to applicant,it would be approprlate that they be given at thts time. " Mayor Harrison recognlzed Mr. Fttzgeratd, who asked fElnuance to prepare respons€s to questions raised thtThere were no objections from Couricil . Mr. Fttzgeral30 days Councilman Martin stated tthings should be done. Hethe proponents tntend to dwill pollute the Bay wirhadverse impacts contatnedResolutlon No. 97-77 are aCouncil cannot take an act hat ha o. dra 1n ddr ion or a con- s d evening. requested On motion of Counctlman Crosby, secondcarrted unantmously on volce vote, theJanuary L6, L978. by he Councilman !trang tni,arlng was conttnued to Counctlman Manginl asked if the appllcant would come back wlthspecifics such as whether'the lot-irould be surfaced with gravelor asphalt ? City Attorney Coleman suggested that Exhibtt A of Ehe EIR. whichlists.the impacts, mlttgiEions and things that might be r6quired,including dralnage, surface material, b6rms and llndscapind. andwhich.gtves-a p_retty good shopplng list of the specifici tHitCouncil need-s, be provided the appltcant. They iould Look towardsdetalls of the items covered in that exhibtt which would possiblyanswer most of the technical questions that were raised. ' 1 4L Counc llman Crosby then moved that Exhtbt 97-77 covering the adverse Lmpact on pol corporated in the previous motLon and reto provlde the anslrers. Second by Counc unantmously .on votce vote. Mr. Fitzgera Exhibtt A and agreed to the provlsion. RECESS AT 9:50 p.m. RECONVENE I0:00 p.m. STUDY APAA PERMIT FOR SKATEBOARD PARK Mr. Keystonts presentatton: The use ls one covered by t'in effect antictpated in th, recreattonal factltties for sasrc group who use Baystde He declared they are ready scaping as requtred. It is stderably less objectionablwill be conttnuous supervts the office. He offered to answer any questtons brough The appltcant ls aware of h surance. It wtll be carrLe Mr. B Re spo P.m.,Colle fac tl Ma IE ad ot A to Resolution cy declslons be in- uested the appltcant Iman I'tanglnt, carried d was gtven a copy of t 1 q 1 1 !trayor Harrison announced recetpt of David Keyston, and a memo from Clty the proposed Skateboard Park at 620 recognized Mr. Keyston, who explaine December L4, L977 covered many of th appllcatton for a Study Area PermLt. Waterfront Commerc ial de s ignat ton, zonlng when lt provided for oung people. It trtll cater to therk, as indicated ln his letter. d wi.lltng to take care of land-helr optnton that thts use is con- than other uses might be. There ton for the skatlng area as well as discuss the amusement permit andt up in the City Planner's lecter.is iesponslbtttty to maintain in- d at $1,000,000. Skateboarding in a park involves compulsory safety_ matertals; helmets, kne6 and elbow pads, shoes and gloves. ?hts wtll pro- vide th6 young people an- envtronment much safer than they presently flnd in publtc areas. Membershtp wlll be urade avatlable tn the club. - Quallficationsof the skiters wtll be establtshed so they may be controlled tn areas sultable for thelr abtlity and exPerttse. The fee ls $2.50 for tlro hours. Consideratlon ls betng given to a ttmecard svstem so actual ttme can be valtdated. The area wtll have v6nding machlnes: coffee, mtlk, coke, candy and posstbly hot dogs. Rules Ind regulattons wtil be posted. Slnce thts-t-s the -type of actlvtty periltted in C-4 Distiicts' one that wtl1 be of beneftt to youn! people tn Burltngame, Council approval ls requested. Mr. Keyston presented Mr. Bob Fash, President, American Inter- nattonal Skateboards, Inc. Mayor Harrtson inqutred about operatlng- hours.- -Mr. Keyston re- plied, 10:00 a.m., to tO:00 p.m. Possibly to 11 :00 P,.qr.,-Fridayind Siturday ntghts. Mayor Harrtson lnqutred tf the 10:00 a.m., opentng mtght affect school attendance. He suggested a- later h6ur. -Mr.-Keyston stated he was sure the applicant would co- opelate with the schools. ob Fash, 412 Rtvtera DrLve, San Raphael ' was recognized' - -nding t6 t'layor Harrtsonrs suggestion about openLng at 2:00 or 5:00 p.ir., Mr. Fash stateii this would not be acceptable. ge students aird employees who work aE ntght Patronize such tties in the morntng. a communtcatLon from Mr. Planner Swan wlth regard toAirport Boulevard. Hed that his letter of e ttems concerning the he at Pa ant e yor Harrison asked about lighting ln the eventng. Mr. Keyston sponded it will be destgned and shlelded to overcome glare in Jicent areas. Thts has been successfully accompltshed at her Locations in the area. 42 Councilman l4angint lnqulred tf there had been approval fromthe State Lands Commtsslon and Mr. Keyston replted there hadnot been a formal approval as yet. Mi. Jirn Tiout of theState Land Commlsslon has lndicated this would be satlsfactory;however, they look to the City.as the lead agency. CouncLtman Manginl mentioned a phrase in the agreement to holdthe -City ha-rmless of any on-site accidents, Ir{i. Keyston statedhe did not believe tt would be requlred to name the- City asinsured on tle policy for accidents that mlght happen oir thepremtses. ctty Attorney agreed. In answer to questtons from Councilman Crosbv. Mr. Kevstonstated a laldscapilg ptan was submitted with- lhe working drawtngsand was reviewed, but there was no formal grading plan.- At the-last meeting, the htghest- and lowest gradei were-given and hethought they were acceptable. At Councilman l,larttnls request Mr. Keyston explatned technlcaldetatls appearlng on the ilans. the ilan was'reviewed exten-sively, with regard to lighring, secuilty fencing, publtc access!,r-alkway around the Lagoon-, which will be closed off at ll:00 p.m.Mr. Keyston agreed tt mlght be tn-order to submlt landscaptngand cross-section plans to Councit. e- park would present any problem to thesh stated the experience so far,ed, has involved. no problen whatsoever.ing lot had QB radioi removed, butof any significance regarding - deltn- th Fa ey rk m city.Attorney suggested to Mr. Keyston that they might rant toconstder the Entertatnment Permlt. Mayor Harrlson inqutred if this was a formal hearlns and thecity Attorney replied that lt uas not at thts time.' Mayor Harrtson asked tfPollce Department. Mr.in the eleven parks surv Some of the cars in a oathere has been no problequency or vandalism. COMM1JNICATIONS Mayor Harrison recognized Chris. Connelly. 2208 Oakdale Rd..Hillsborough, who spoke in favor of the- ikateboard park, sfatingit would be safer than the streets, where there are no iestrtctlions - about -s peed and no safety equipment required. The park willrequire safety equlpment and skaters wtll bd supervtsed.^ thelocation is close to the balLpark and just, norttr of Coyote polnt, which are recreattonal facilities. He-mentioned the oith to be ' used to reach.ttre park fo-r pedestrians or bicycltsts.' Usuall"yyoung people drlve to such activities tn a grbup. He ts awar6 ofthe demand for the skateboard park and ls slre it wtll be a largesuccess. Mr. Keyston stated Mr. Fash would name one of the runs Hlllstdeand another Trousdale. Mayor Harrison referred to the ltst ofrecommendatlons by Mr. Swan and asked if there should be anyother suggestions or condttions. Councilman Amstrup then m6vedthat the application be approved condtttoned on. comiltance with -sqf9!), equtpment for skateis, hours of operation IO;00 a.m. to10:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, I0:00 a.m. toll:00 p.m. Frldays-and_Saturdays, wi.ttr- Iandsclplng and gradlng to bi approvedby.staff. Second by Councilman Cro3byl Carited uianlmously onvoice vote. DAVID H. KEYSTON FOR ANZA SHAREHOLDERSI LIQUIDATING TRUST: EMERGENCY ORDINANCES REQUIRING SPECIAL PERMITS FOR ALL DEVEIOPi,IENTSIN BAYFRONT AREA. Mayor Harrison read Mr. regarding their request Keystonis letter dated December L4, L977,for progress on the Land Use Study for the lt ^.)t[ t-) Conventton Center ProJect, so they will have some guidance as to the use of their property. Councilman Marttn conmented that some ktnd of solution will comeout of the Convention Center Project early in January. He agreed something shouLd be done, and accordtng to the City Attorney a resolutlon should be avatlable early tn January. Mayor Harrtson stated Counctl ts anxtous to have the reports completed by John Blayney & Assoctates and J. D. Drachman and Associates, and accompltsh the thtngs requtred. In response to an tnqutry from Councilman Mangtni, l.layor Ilarrisonstated thst the aoounts of the contracts wtth the consultants would be $55,000 combtned. STAFF MEMORANDA 1. MILLS CANYON ACCESS ROAD. Dlrector of Public Works revlewed hts memo regarding the proposed sewer access road, which included a statement from City i,lanager Schwalm conflrming the fact that $11r000 was appropriated in the Capital Improvement Fund for this proJect. Mr. Ktrkup explained the necessity of being able to get equtpment into the area. Counctlman Martln asked if the property oerners had been contactedwtth regard to the proposed proJect and stated he thought tto so. He also inquired about La Mesa Drtve between Lotsty Easement and pedestrian saems to get closed up and he would be good public relattons tthe pedestrtan easement coming o 22A and 5. There is a Publtc Ut easement. The pedestrian easeme odffttt nt atterrequested lt be maintatned so thMilIs Estate. Mayor Harrlson en people can wal tained .a motio quest for authorLzation of thts proJect be approv was introduced by Counctlman Crosby, second by Co unantmously carried on votce vote. Councllman Mang tni moved that the request be Councllman Crosby,. the motion carrted on the Ayes: Councilmen: Crosby, Harrtson, Mangini Noes: Counctlmen: Amstrup, Martln 3. PRoPOSED RATSED PAVEMENT }.IARKER, RLTMBLE STRIPS IN VICINITY OF HOOVER SCHOOL approved. Seconded by fbllowtng roll calL vote: k down to then that the re-ed. The motlon uncilman Ams t rup, 2. PART-TIME ENGINEERING TRAINEE FOR STREET PROJECTS. Dlrector of Publtc Works Kirkup explatned the need for a part-ttme engtneerlng tratnee to accomplLsh some street proJects, whtch would be funded by 2107.5 gas tax funds. Ctty Manager Schwalm endorsed the lequest for the $1r500 approprtatlon. Counctlman Amstrup tnqutred about the use of a CE?A employee. It was explaLned that with CETA funds, the department ldenttfiesspeclftc proglams to whtch they are assigned for training. Clty I'tanager Schwalm conflrmed that CETA employees are employed to complete a spectftc pre-arranged program. Councilman Dlartin tnqulred if this rnan were really needed. Director of Publtc Works Klrkup explained this ts a program which should be set up no$ to accomplish details requLred for the Ftve- Year Capttal Improvement Program. He explatned tt had been cut from his budget request. Dlrector of Publlc Works recommended in his memo of Deeember L5, L977,that the rumble strip not be tnstalled because of the notse level associated wtth this type of installatLon. Thls recommendation was t- 44 concurred tn by Clty l"lanager Schwalm. Council a recommendatlon and requested that the Dtrector onotify the people involved of the declston. pf proved the Pubtic Works from Clty Manager Schwalm re-pertinent to Commission Lis ts 4. INFORI,IATION ON LIST OF COMMISSIONS A memo dated Decemb er L5, L977garding staEutory requirements was acknowledged. l"layor Harrison referred to reappotntment of Commlsstoners PaulJ. Constanttno and Ernest l,l. Sulger to the Traffic, Safety & Parklng Commission. Counctlman Manginl moved their reappoint- 5. COMMISSION REAPPOINTMENTS ment, second by Councilman Mart oppose the reaP reason that itfor any one indto transfer to confirmed hls r CouncLlman Amstrup. Motlon carrted wtthln requesting that the record show he would polntment of Commissloner Constantino for theis his opinion two. telns should be the maximumtvidual to serve. Commissioner Sulger had tried another Commtsston, therefore, Councilman Martin eappotntnent . Roll CaLl - Ayes:Ans t !up- C rosby- Harr ts on-Mang int Marttn voted aye on Sulger, no on Constantlno A o tments to Civil Service Commisston:Mayor Harrison de- c are t ts a oo t me to announce t e results of interviews for new Civil Serv ce Commtssion Members. Councilman !,Iang int reportedthat seven citizens of BurLingame, all with excellent backgroundsof communlty servtce were interviewed. He suggested those not chosen mlght be consldered in the future. It was agreed by the Commtttee that JotnC. Franklin, L6l6 Chapin Avenue, and Myron Moskowitz, 1805 Loyola Drive, be appolnted as replacements on theCivil Service Commission. He thereafter moved that the appotnt- ments be approved. Second by Councilman Crosby, motion cairied g 1 unanlmously on voice vote. Jarnes J. Ilamrock be reappoin Amstrup then moved that Service Courslls s ion . Counc iLma te to c I Second by Counctlman Ma ngtnl, carried unanimously on votce vote. 6. CONVENTION CENTER Ctty attorney tetter of December L5, L977 regardtng new proposaL submltted by developer. 7. CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE City Attorney request to attend League of Californla Ctttes Labor Relations Conference ln San Diego. There were no obJecttons. 8. BEL-},IATEO TAXI PER}fITS 9. LITIGATIqN-DAUTRICIi et al. v PERS, et al . City Attorney tette! of December L3, L977 regardlng Taxt Permtts, Bel-Mateo Entelprlses, Inc. In response to an inqulry from Councilman !trartin, the Ctty Attorney explatned the thirteen permits resulted when two taxi companies consolidated. Employment of outside Counctl recommended by the City Attorneyin memo dated December 13, L977 to represent the Ctty in a court action regardlng safety member status of female Poltce Department employees. In response to Councilman I'Iangtni's inqulry, the City Attorney stated he had seen a rate of $4 or $5 an hour for all the clties involved. If there were aindivlduat ctty, it would be $75. an h Councllman Amstrup rece ived . deposition taken b yan our. ,l requested a copy of the billtng when !t is 45 The City Attorney explained there are about three or four lawftrms in the State General Law Ctty in however, it is onlyvolved. Counc tlman covel exPenses as o rep rhci Crutl resenttng the ctttes. Bastcally, everye State has been named as a defendent,ties in PERS, probably 100 clties ln- osby moved approval of allocatlon to tned tn letter of November 30, 1977 from City Attorney memo of December L4, L977. Counc tlman Crosby moved denial of the tnsurance clatms presented on behalf of Robert Bacigalupt, Sharon Prazentca, and the Polo Club. Second by Counctlman ldangtnt, motton carrted unanlmously on volce vote. RESOLUTI,ONS: RXSOLUTION NO. 103-77 ''AUTNORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT FORffi WITH I.,IARION KAUFMAN AND HAROLD KAUFMAN, TRUSTEES FOR BELLE GOLDSMITH" Counctlman Mangtnl introduced and moved tts adoption. Second by Counctlman Marttn, carried on unanlrnous roll cat1. Altce A. Woodyard, Attorney at Lalr. Second by Counctlman Mangini, motion carrted unantmously on voice vote. 10. INSI,'RANCE CLAIMS RESOLUTION NO. IO4-77 ''ORDERING AND CALLING A GENERAL MUNICIPALffi THE crry 0F BURLTNcAME 0N llARcH 7, L978; PROVIDING VOTING PLACES AND DESIGNATING ELECTION OFFICERS. '' d moved lts ado ptton. Second bYCouncllman Amstrup lntroduced Counctlman Crosby, unanLmousl Y carrled on ro11 call. RESOLUTION NO. 105.77 IIRESOLUTION OF GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY @Nc couNTY cLERK 0F sAN I.{ATEo col:NTY T0 RENDER SPECIFIED.ELECTION SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 22003 OF THE ELECTION CODE AND TO FT,RNISIT VOTING MACHINES.II, INtTOdUCCd by Councllman Crosby, unantmously carrted on roll call. UNFINISIIED BUSINESS: l. Councllman Amstrup asked tf it would be possible to have the tractor parked on the- Church Propetty at Sebastian and Trousdale Drtves rimoved until constructlon starts. It ts unslghtly in a res t<i€ntial area . 2. Councllman Amstrup reported he had received eight ca1ls in regard to the water situalion ln the sauna oPeration approved by PlEnntng Commlsston. Itr e obJectton referred to the use of water. Dlrectoi of Publtc Works replted that at the Planning Conurission meettng tt was tndtcated thEre would be seventeen showers and sevent;en tubs requirtng 4-to 5r000 gallons of wate! initially. Normal estimated dse is-3,000 gallons a day or 180'000 gallons oer billlne oeriod. Thev wltl be requLred to use the tow-use lhower heai.' Council wai informed ttiat Ghengis Khan was allowed t6.000 eallons a dav. and Benihana about 20,000 gallons a day. Th6se o[eratlons havi been approved by the Ctty. 3. Councllman Manetnt inqulred the status of Mr. and llrs. John Escabosa rs hedge aid Mr. litllerts house remodellng. The City Attorney reporaed there Ls nothlng further to rePort on Mr. Ml1ler.' Ht-s application was dented. by Council . Mrs. Escobosa wtII probablv iiplv to the Planning Commission ln January. Clty Plannlr commi:ntli ihat one of the stipulations for a fence exception is that there be no safety t:.azard. He questioned, whether application for fence exceptlon can be considered when it has aliiady been determlned by Councll that there is a safety hazard. City'Attorney stated Mrs. Escobosa had been lnformed she could not ap'ply for a'permit for the same hedge. There would have to be a modtflcatton. 4. Mayot Harrlson referred to ptto41"..I1s Councll had received relative to an operation ln the-BuIffigtbEs area' involving t1 46 heavy trucks parklng ln a resldential- area, and asked theAttorney to lesearch on the grounds of gross tonnage llmiCtty Attorney stated the ordtnance ls dlfficult to Lnterpwrttten, but he will pursue lt. NEW BUSINESS t. mee Citytation.ret as ft The Bob was bef Mayor Harrlson reported he attended a Clty Selection Commttteeting called to appoint a roember to the Translt Distrlct Board. onl.y applicant seeking the appotntment was the lncumbent,Norrts, of Redwood City. Because of Lack of a quorum, action delayed until the January meettng. ALso, one of the thingsore the Committee was the alternate to the atternate to ABAC. Councilman Martln explained that he and Tony Governale could both act as alternatls to elther Nat Landesi or Jane Baker i needed. The same sort of arrangement applies to the Board o Control for the San Francisco Airport. 2. Mayor Harrlson mentioned the Letter from the Coalition of Conceri-red Clttzens relatlve to ABAG rs pubLtcation of its pLan for the Bay Area. He sald he read an announcement recently from Joe Holslnger of Leo Ryan's Offlce that CongressqqnlByg4 pl_g1qs to tp14 a Congressional sub-committee meeting Fere in regard to thebtllion dollai Environmental PLan and ls asking for support ofthat meeting. Mayor Harrtson asked for Counctl reacttons. Counctlman Martln reported he had talked lrith Congressman Ryan.After the Plan proceids through ABAG, the State of Caltfornia and the Federal Government Councllman Martln wtll communtcatewlth Congressman Ryan. 3. Mayor Harrlson referred to Letters from Art LePore of Mlllbgae protesting the County Charter Commtttee appolntment. At Mayor's request, CLty CLerk wt[1 reproduce the schedule of meetingsfor each Councilman. They start January 5, L978 and are concluded March 16, 1978. Counctlman Martln mentioned that the method ofselectlon ts strange. BurLingame has one representatlve and Menlo Park has nine. Mayor Harrlson stated there mlght be obJections to the method of selection because of the preponderance of represent-atton in south county as opposed to north. 4. Mayor Harrison announced that January 13, 14, and 15, 1978,National Slster Cttles Conventton wtlt be held tn Santa Barbara. He talked with John Steen of the Conventlon Bureau and AL LeWa, Conventton Chatrman of the Burlingane Sister Ctttes. Mayor suggested that pubLtc reLations mlght warrant attendance if BurLingame ls the host clty for the 1979 International Conventlon. He asked if there was obJectlon to hls attending,. There was none. 5. Councilman !,Iangtnt referred to a communlcatton recelved thts evenlng concernlng a presentatlon by ABAC at the January 3, 1978, Council meeting. Mayor Harrlson requested Ctty llanager Schwalnto comnent. City Manager explained they would llke to make approxtmately an hour rs presentatLon on the Envtronmental PLan. They are golng to various cltles for publlctty purposes. Councllman Matttn commentedthat there is a committee whlch ts supposed to handle public re- Lattons; ln fact, there are three committees and he ls a member ofone. He suggested that Mr. Skinner migh doesn't need to bring another member witllartin would be happy to partlcipate in rbhhthi e informed that he tm slnce Counc llmans capac lty. 6, Councilman Mangini referred to a letter from the State Solld waste Management Board requestl-ng a nomlnatton and asked if Counctl mlght submlt a name. Director of Public Works Ktrkup reported that waE not required as the County has been destgnated a3 thls cttyrs Lead agency. lE 47 WARRANTS ** PAYROLL Counc ilman Mangint through 880, tn th man Martin, carrle moved approval of warrants numbers 729 e amount of 5588,444.2t. Seconded by Councll- d unanimousLy. ** ACKNOWLEDGMENTS t. Memo from Ctty Planner Swan regardtng Negattve DeclaratLons ND-148P and ND-149P; 2. Letter from Albert A. llarlno, Executtve offtcer of State Soltd waste Management Board ; 3. Reports from the Pollce Department ' Ftre_Department and the Ctty Tieasurer fot the month of November, L977: 4. Planntng Coromtsston Minutes dated November 28, L977: 5. Letter from Alan K. Browne, 2101 Davls Drlve' on the Conventlon Center: 6. Letters of commendatton to Fireflghter Tom Ames of honesty, to whlch Mayor Harrison added CounclL is appreciatlon. Attorney Coleman if he would revtew and many questions as posstble. for hls actpralse and Councllman Marttn referred to Mr. Brownets Letter and asked Cita Cltv Planner Swan called attentton to the new flextble handte for'the audience microphone and commended Btll Masters, PoItce Departnent personnel, for the tnstallatton. ADJOURNMENT The meettng adjourned at tl:25 P.q., wlth l'layor Harrisonrs wish to everyone for A MERRY CHRIST!'IAS: provide answers to as RespectfulLy submitted, z/ zt/-/ 1yn illeCity C erk Counctlman Mangtnl moved approval of PayrolI Checks for November, L977, nurnbers 1841 through 2544, id the amount of $376'760.85. Seconded by Counctlman Crosby, carried unanlmousty. 7. Counctlman Amstrup inqutred of City Planner Swan about a communicatton concerning a communtty garden involvlng 24 r000 square feet to be used to teach gardening techntques. Planner eiplatned that an appltcation for a Special Permtt has been reieived to use the property for thls Particular purPose. The Locatton on Clarendoir noad consists of three R-l lots. There ls a house on one. the hearlng is scheduled for Planning Commission meettng December 21. An appeal on the- Negative Dectaration was fLled by a nelghbor. ThIs would be the first negatlve declaration that has been appealed by anyone.