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July 6, 1976
CALL TO ORDER
A regul ar meeti ng of the Burl i ngame Ci ty
date i n the Ci ty Hal I Counci I Chambers.at 8:07 P.M. by Vice-Mayor Harrison.
Counci I was
The meeti ng
the above
ed to order
held
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG: Led by Gerald A. Nordstromr Police
Chief.
ROLL CALL
Counci I
Counci I
Members
Members
Present:
Absent:
Ams t ru p - Cro s by- Ha rri son-Marti n
Mangi ni - Vacati on
MINUTES
The minutes of the regular meeting of June 7, 7976; the adjournedmeeting of June 9, 1976i and the special meeting of June 16, 1976,previously submitted to the City Council, were approved and adopted.
ACKN0I'lL EDGMENT
Vice-Mayor Harrison acknowledged the presence in the audience offormer Mayor and Councilman Charlotte Johnson.
BIDS
1 RESURFACING OF I.IASHINGTON PARK, LAGUNA
ITITERMEOIATE SCHOOL TENNIS COURTS AND
P8R[ 848IETBALL .COURTS
PARK, BURLINGAME
RAY PARK, CUERNAVACA
Bids for the above project, opened on Tuesday2:00 P.M. are detailed in exhibit A attachedminutes. 0n guestion of Vice-Mayor Harrison,stated that two bids were received, of which
Peterson-Grundy was the lower.
tot
th
June l5, 1976, at
I ast page of these
he Ci ty Engi neer
e firm of Malott &
RESOLUTION N0.55.76
RESURFACING, JOB [0.
was introduced by Cou
by Counci lman Crosby,
present.
,AWARDING CONTRACT, TENNIS AND BASKETBALL COURT76-14' (Malott & Peterson-Grundy, $18,880.00)
nci lman Amstrup, who moved adoption, second
unanimously carried on roll call of members
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HEARINGS
APPEAL OF CLARKE/DONALDSON/CRAMER, INC. AGENT FOR LINDAL CEDAR
HOMES, INC. FRO!4 PLANNING COMMISSION OENIAL OF REQUEST FOR
EXTENSION OF SIGN PERMIT, PROPERTY A T 3]O LANq ROAD
City Council had received letter dated May 28, 1976 from Paul A.
Cramer, Clarke/Donaldson/Cramer, Inc. San Francisco, appealing
Planning Commission denial of request for extension of sign permit.
Vice-Mayor Harrison requested report from the City Planner.
The City Planner referenced material sent to Council which
i ncl uded s taff report of June 30, 1976, m inutes of Pl anni ng
Commission meeting of May ?4, 1976, application for sign permit,
map showing sign Iocation, letter of May
Homes, letter of March 4, 1976 from Paul
Commission minutes of Januany 1?, 1976.for questions.
'I 976 f rom Li ndal Cedar
mer, and Pl anni ngstated his availabil ity
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Cra
He
Vice Mayor Harri son noted Counci I recei pt of peti ti on dated
June 18, 1976 signed by six property holders in Anza Airport Park
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requesti ng that the Counci I uphol d the deci s i on of the Planning
Commission.
Declaring the hearing open to the floor, Vice-Mayor Harrison
i nv i ted comme n t.
Mr. Paul Cramer of Cl arke/Donal dson/Cramer, Inc. came forward.
He asked that the Counci I favorably cons I der the extens i on of the
sign permit, affirming there were trp separate -considerations -
ttri eiisting sign and the standard. He offered to have the present
s i gn removei ani repl aced wi th one conformi ng i n si ze-wi th . the s i gn
oriinance. However', he obJected to the rider on the Planning
Commisslon motion to denv, which required that the sign poles be
removed. He considered ihis stipulation punitive and capricious;
and pointed out that it would affect the rights of a future lessee'
Mr. Richard Lavenstein, 380 Lang Road, addressed the Council
as spokesman for the signatories of the above petition,. and stated
that property hol ders in Anza Park woul d not be opposed. 'l f the
preseht !ign-were replaced with one which conformed to the sign
ordinance.
Counci lman Marti n
appl i cant was willingreal estate sign.
questi oned what the Problemto repl ace the present sign
was if the
wi th a legitimate
Mr. Cramer amplified that part of the difficulty !qs.the rider
appended to the Planning Commlssion moti.on which provided.that the
pbies also must be removed. He-repeated this was a punitive
measure since removal of the pltres would be expensive and would
detract from the value of the property to a future tenant. He
thought there was an ordinance requirement for this standard removal,
At the request of Vi ce-Mayor Harri son, the Ci ty Pl anner expl ai ned
that Code Seciion ?2,1?.04 provides for removal of an obsolete
sign whi ch no l onger adverti ses a bona fl de business conducted on
th6 premises 30 days after Irritten notification by the-Building
Inspbctor. The obiection of the applicant rras to the fact that the
poles must be removed also.
Counci lman Ams
January 12, 1976,
exceeds by 10' the,
confirmed that thq
sign code
trup, referring to Planning Commission minutes of
noted the City Attorney had stated the sign
new height requirements. The City Attorney
pples would exceed the height 'l imit of the proposed
In summation, Vice-Mayor Harrison stated this was then an
obsol ete si gn and agai nst the hei gh t I imitation in terms of the po1es.
Councilman Crosby questioned the City Planner if the sign was
non-conforming ai to height. The City Planner stated it would not
be until the effective date of 0rdtnance 1077, Interim Signage
0rdinance.
code , the
when Linda
Mr Cramersign, and
The Councilman then commented that under the present
sign was not illegal. The City Attorney qualified that
I Homes Ieft the site, the sign should have come down.
interjected that when Lindal Homes Ieft' they took their
what was Ieft was the standard. He considered the code
addresses itself to the sign and not the standard. City Attorney
Coleman stated as far as he was concerned the code deals with the
s tandard al so.
Counci lman Marti n suggested, as an a I ternati ve to
the pilles be cut down to required helght. He d,l,d not
Planning Commission did not let the real estate slgn
Counci I man Amstrup delcared
shoul d not be d i sregarded. Theyto be i mpl emen ted.
removal , that
see why the
rema i n.
that if the City has laws, they
should be changed if they are not
receiving opinion from Mr. Cramer
poles coul d probably be cut I stated he
Counci lman Crosby,that these heavy gau ge
after
metal a
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agreed wi th the sol u ti on of cutti ng the pirles so the standard could
bC used. He saw no advantage to requiring removal. Mr. Cramer
again confirmed he would put up a sign which would conform to code.
Councilman Amstrup pointed out that the City Attorney had ruled
that when the sign comes down the poles also must come down. Ifthis opinion were disregarded, he considered the Council would be
maki ng i ts own I aws.
that
were
Ci ty
the
the
Vice Mayor Harrison received confirmatlon from the City Attorney
the sign would be in conformance for subsequeBt use if the poles
cut dotrn I0' and the revised sign placed below. However, the
Attorney ques ti oned the practi cal i ty of th i s measure , s i ncep0les are of very heavy stee1. The Vice-Mayor stated that if
sign would conform he would vote for it.
Councilman Amstrup emphasized he understood the City Attorney's
opinion was that if the sign was to come down the standards should
come down also. The City Attorney noted that the question was
would the revised sign and poles be within the new signage ordinance.
He commented it was the Council's prerogative to allow any sign.
Councilman Crosby repeated he would be willing to allovr thepoles to remain if they conformed to height limit.
Councilman Martin, on questioning the City PIanner,that a 35'high pole sign is permitted by present code.
man questioned why a sign ordinance that is not yet in
bei ng cons i dered.
was i nformed
The Counci I -effect was
The City Planner noted the discussion was for the purpose of
appeai i ng the Pl ann i ng Commission decislon.
Counci I man Ams trup stated thatpresent law that s ta ted a si gn not
0n ques ti ons from Counci Imanpresent I egal limit for a sign is
SF per face, This is a temporary
used the proposed sign code as a
the discussion concerned ain use must come down.
the City Pl anner said theCrosby,
40 sF
s i gn
guidel
pe
but
i ne
r face. Thisthe Pl anning
sign is 96
Commission
Counci Iman Crosby comlented that
temporary sign left in any event, and
over-meticulouS.
a tenant would
he cons i dered
not
the
sign be gran tedstructure made
want the
discussion
heari ng
Vice Mayor Harrison asked the City Attorney if procedure wouldbe acceptable if the Planning Commission decision was upheld, t'!r.
Cramer removed the sign and cut the poles down I0', and subhitted
new application. The answer was affirmative.*
Councilman Crosby suggested the temporarythe condition it be removed and the supportingconform to the code when ownership changes.
wi th
to
appe Ciif
they
not
ty
the
be
a
I i cantCouncilman Martin questioned the City Attorney if thecould pot up a conforming sign on the existing poles. ThAttorney stated he could. The Councilman then questioned
Counci l chose to override the Planning Commission, wouldbreaking any laws. The City Attorney affirmed they would
There were no comments from the floor, and the public
was decl ared cl osed.
Councilman Martin, commenting he, too, considered the Councilwas "nitpicking" moved that Mr. Cramer be given a permit for areal estate sign, copy of 40 SF per face, and that it be allowed toremain on the poles for six months or until the property is sold,should that happen earlier than six months. Councilman Crosby
seconded the motion..>
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that
The
0n the question, Councilman Amstrup stated his understanding
when Lindal removed their sign they nere to remove the poles.
City Attorney agreed.
Councilman Martin remarked that removal of the
not given wri tten noti fi cati on by the Building
Cramei was given a sign permit approved January
I ete
ector
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sign
andwas
Mr
obso
Inspll, l
The motion tied on the followlng roll call vote:
AYES: COUNC ILMEN: CROSBY ' MARTIN
NAYES: C0UNCILMEN: AMSTRUP' HARRIS0tI*
vice-Mayor Harrison announced that the decision of the Planning
Commission was uphel d.
* Vlce-Mayor Harrison consldered the procedure he had recom-
mended approprl ate.
APPEAL OF MR. AND MRS. KENNETH TOPPING FROM PLANNING
DENIAL OF SIDE YARD VARIANCE AT I725 HUNT DRIVE
CO!4MISSION2
Ci ty Counci I
Maureen C, T
vari ance by
heari ng at t
Mrs . Toppi ng
I etter of Juof the heari
ma teri a I for
had
oppi
the
his
received letter dated June 4, 1976 from Mrs.
ng, 1725 Hunt Drive, appeallng denial of a side--yard
Planning Conmission. This appeal had been set for
meeti ng. At the request of Vi ce-Mayor Harri son,
e forward. The Vice-Mayor then noted receipt of
, 1976 from l.lrs. Topping, requesting continuance
o a I ater date to give her time to gather more
heari ng.
thi s enti re matter has spanned
by the Planning Commissionif Mrs. Topping would have new
cam\y?ngt
the
Vi ce-Mayor Harri son noted that
several years and that the heari ng
had been extensive. He questioned
evidence that Iiould be germane.
Mrs. Topping stated she had not had an opportunity to present
her evidence chionologically, as the City Attorney had done' and
wished to organize it. Sbe dlSo needed an opportunity to get
s tatements from neighbors who had con tacted her wi th their protests.
She did not think the arguments set forth at the Plannin!n0ommission
meeting adequately covered all aspects of the situation and that
the minutes did not reflect her statements. She added she did
not have an opportunity to organize her presentatlon to the Planning
Commission. She assured the Council she considered the matter
seri ous but she needed more time.
Vice-Mayor Harrison agreed to the seriousness of her position,
ci ti ng the I i ti gati on and the recent Court Judgment agai nst the
Toppi ngs. Mrs. Toppi ng rel ated many personal probl ems that had
prevented her from giving sufficient attention to this matter,
addi ng she had pl aced the matter in the hands of her husband wbo
had procrastinated and not handled it properly,
Councilman Martin stated this matter had been going on for
three years with the City Attorney's first letter on March 4, 1975,
and the Planning Commisslon hearing seven weeks ago. He suggestedthe possibility of an effort on the applicants' part to postpone
i ndefi ni tely, and advocated heari ng at thi s meeti ng, since the
August agenda was long. 0ther Council members indicated agreement
and Councilman Crosby guestioned why Mrs. Topping had not respondedto City Attorney correspondence. She again detailed personal problems.
Because of Mrs. Topping's obvious distress at the proceedings,
a short recess was declared at 8:50 P.M. to allow her to regain
her composure.
Meeting reconyened at 8:55, at which time Vice-Mayor Harrison
informed Mrs. Topping that because of circumstances hearlng would
be -Ce*aye+ until August 16, 1976. However, staff reppots would be
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heard at this time, He requested report from the City Planner.
The Ci ty Pl anner presented for Counci I review photographsof the pool accessory building located in side yard in violationof code, and referenced material already received by Council.
This i ncl uded s taff report of June 30, 1976 and staff reportto Pianning Commission of May 24, 1976, covering chronology ofevents si nce construction of pool in June, I973 and endi ng wi th
March 3l , 1976 notification by City Attorney of initiation of
contempt proceedi ngs, wi th subseqqent vari ance aApril 30, 1976. Also included u,ere memo of JulyAttorney, Planning Commission minutes of Nay 24,
Department report of May 17, 1976, letter from Bof July 29,1975 informing Toppings of violations, letter ofAugust 6, I975 from Lee-N-Carol Pools denying responsibilityfor these violations, letters of various dateg from City Attorneyto the Toppi ngs , and appl i cant's affidavi t for vari ance.
pplI,
I9uil
The Ci ty Pl anner noted the Pl anniunti I the vari ance appl ication, which
because of the possibi lity of locatin
another pl ace on the 1ot. Discussion
end was to no avaii. The City Planneconstructed wi thout a bui I di ng perml tDepartment memo of May 17, 1976: "Thbeen an advantage to the Fire Departm
bui I di ngs has decreased the hazard of
second benefit of the side yards is t
been abl e to use hose lines and I addequick extinguishment. " The City Plan
had said at the Planning Commission h
was "temporary. " By his own definiti
moved in 24 hours.
i cati on f i I edI976 from City
75 , Fi re
di ng Inspector
Departmen t was not involved
was rel uctant to accept
he accessory bu i I di ngth Mr. Topping to this
oted the building was
nd quoted from Firexistence of side yards has
as the distance betweenfi re spreadi n9... . Athe Fire Department has
on both sides whi ch gives
stated that Mr. Toppi nging that the structure
thi s meant it coul d be
ng
hegt
wirn,aee
ent
a
hat
rs
ner
ear
on,
Vice-Mayor Harrison questioned the definition of ,,Temporary
structure. " The City Planner stated there was none in the zoningcode and Counci I man Marti n sugges ted reference to the Uni formBuilding Code which lists as temporary only such things as con-struction shacks, etc. The City Attorney agreed.
Uli th the C i ty Pl anner's concurrence , Counci I nan Amstrupcorrected date on staff report of May ?4,1976 in ,,Background,, fromAugust 6, 1973 to August 6,1974. The Councilman stated his under-standing that court action had already ordered that the structurebe removed. The Ci ty Attorney confi rmed that thi s was a defaul tjudgment which still s tood.
Counci I man Marti n questionedaffidavit for variance which wereread the appl i cant's statements a
I icant's s tatements on
ood that at the t
house equ i pmentt was not". C.poor 'l ooki ng ront an
The Ci ty Pl annertional Circumstances:
ime of poo ayou a a tempo ra ry
was okay. Now after Iong built,
Wh vari ance is necessar
appillS, B
egible.. Exce"tle u nders tbuilding tofind that i
make for ato put it."ave no o er p ace on
"It wouldpropertyD. Hardshi ps:"No other place on lot for equipment. "
Counci lman Marti n questioned vi6l ati ons ci ted in BuildingInspectorrs letter regarding proper size wire and requirementfor double wall, He was assured by the City Attorney that thesehave been rectifled, The Councilman then questioned the CityPlanner as to topography of site. The City Planner stated he hadnot been on the property. Councl lman Marti n then questioned Mrs.Topping closely on varlous tspects of the topography in an effortto determine if the structure could be placed in another position
on the i ot. Mrs . Toppi ng presented vari ous opinions why it coul dnot, The Councilman, noting Mr. Topplng was a contractor, commented
he was skepticrl of members of that profession who did not realizedbuilding permits were necessary in practically all instances.
Vice-Mayor Harrison repeated the hearing would be continued unti Ithe l6th of August.5,
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Councilman Cresby questioned Mrs. Topping if he might visitthe site, since he was interested in determining if there were
another si te for the structure. Mrs . Toppi n9 s tated Counci Ivisitors would be welcome, gave both her business and home phone
numbers, and gave added reasons for the location of the structure,
such as protecti on from preval ent wi nds.
Vi ce-Mayor Harri son commented
sql uti Qn to her probl ems by Augus
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COMMUNICATIONS
that Dosslblv she would have a
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I. PAUL S. PERATIS, 368 DOLPHIN ISLE, FOSTER CITY, APPEALING
PLANNING COMMISSION DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF
VACANT LAND, DtIIGHT RoAD/PENINSULA AVENUE FRoM R-I T0 C-3.
Mr. Perati s ' I etter of June 30, 1976 appeal ed denial
Pl anni ng Commi ss i on of recl assi fi cation of Iot on corner
Dwi ght Road and Peni nsul a Avenue. A heari ng before the
was schedul ed for the regul ar meeti ng of July I9, 1976.
by
of
Cl ty Counci I
2. MONACO, REEVE, ANDERLINI & FINKELSTEIN APPLICATION FOR LEAVE
TO PRESENT LATE CLAIM ON BEHALF OF RAMONA GALENO.
Peti tion dated
I ate cl aim for Dr.
by Cou nc i l.
June 28,1976 from this law firm to present
Ramona Gal eno's personal i nJ uri es was recei ved
The City Attorney requestedto the next meeting in order to
i nsurance carri er.
conti nue this matter
advi ce of the Ci ty'sCounci I to
obtai n the
I'ltth the concurrence of Council, Vice-Mayor Harrison announcedthis petition would be considered at the meeting of Jtly I9, 1976,
3. RESOIENTS' PETITION FOR STOP SIGNS - BAYS}IATER/ ARUNDEL ROAD
AND/0R BAYSI'IATER/BL00MF I EL0 R0AD
City Council had received petition dated June L1976 from a
number of residents requesting that additional stop signs be placed
at the intersection of Bayswater Avenue and Arunde l Road and/or
Bayswater Avenue and Bloomfield Road. Vice-Mayor Harrison directedthis petition be referred to staff, City traffic officer, andTraffic, Safety and Park Commission. For the benefit of interestedpersons in the audience, he explained that it is usual procedureto get reports from these sources before Counci I considerat'ion of
such a matter.
In response to audience question, the City Manager stated thepublic was allowed to attend Traffic, Safety, and Parking meetings;
and the next meeting at which this Commission could consider thismatter would be August 1?, 1916. Place and time of meeting was given.
4. JOHN J. MURRAY, JR. I4AYOR, CITY OF SAN
l.lASTE COLLECTION.TRANSFER STATION LOCATION
MATEO, CONCERNING SOLID
City Council had received communication of June 8, 1976 from
John J. Murray, Jr., San Mateo City Mayor, relative to joint
meetings of city staffs to provide comparative information on siteIocations and funding for solid waste collection-transfer station
I ocati on.
Vice-Mayor Harrison, noting that this had been the suggestionof Council at the June 7, 1976 meeting, requested comment from the
Ci ty Manager. The Ci ty l'lanager i nformed Counci l that such meeti ngsare now in progress, and a number of sites are under consideration.
He s tated report would be available on the l9th of July.
Councilman Amstrup questioned whose responsibility it was topolice the dump, commenting that there was considerable moundingon the Bayshore Freeway slte. The City Manager replied that the b.
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Letter of June B, i976 to the City Council from the Burlingame
Chamber of Commerce requested Councii consideration of attached
memorandum which detailed requested budget of $17,000.00 for thefiscal year 1976-77. Vice-Mayor Harrison referred this requestto the Budget Committee,
By letter of June 16, 1976 Chairman Taylor requested Council
consideration of Planning Commission recommendation for this land
acquisition in order to reduce traffi c congesti on in this areaof potential growth. Vice-Mayor Harrison announced this would be
condidered at the next Counci 1 study session.
I. LAI,{ ENFORCEMENT RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
By memorandum of June 30, 1976 City Manager transmitted report
dated June 16, 1976 from M.0. Tarshes, County Manager on Law
Enforcement Radio Communication System and method of its implementation
throughout the County. By his memorandum the City Manager re-
commended that the Ci ty endorse thi s project, Burl i ngame's share
of which woul d be $18,896 over a three year period.
Vice-Mayor Harrison asked the Police Chief to report.
The Police Chief stated this has been a top priority recomren-
dation for the past two years, with the goal of a Federal 9rant.
He expl ai ned tha t whether or not a grant is recei ved, it will be
neeessary to change the pol ice radio systemlri thiri+he near future
from very hlgh frequenty to ul tra hi gh f requency.' Thi s wouldgive Burlingare County-wrlde communication which the City does not
have now, and transmittal on at least four frequencies.
Vice-Mayor Harrison asked if this were included in the Police
Department budget for the coming year, and the Police Chief statedit was not. In reply to Councilman Martin, he stated that the
$18,896 included everything except the consoles within the police
station. The Police Chief stated it e{as difficult to estimate
the
dep
infor
enti re cos t of the program i ncl udi ng the $18,896 since it
ended upon vari abl es suih as 11hether consol es would be installed
the old police station or the new. He suggested $30-35,000 iust
rad i os .
Vice-Mayor Harrison suggested the Police Chief
counci Iman assigned to Pol ice Department budget to
exact f igure.
work
come
wi th the
up wi th an
Councilman Amstrup moved that Burlingame participate in the
County wide law enforcement communication network. Councilman
Martin seconded and it carried on unanimous voice vote' Councllman
Martin asked that the record show that cost of communication at
the police station will be somewhere between $35,000 and $70'000all told.
7. CIVIC ARTS COUNCIL REQUEST FOR FUNDS
Vice Mayor Harrison noted memo,of June 30, I976 from City
Manager transmi tti n9 Civic Arts Counci I 's request for funds for
the first fiscal quarter of I976. In his memo the City Manager
recommended that the quarterly request be temporari Iy withheld
the use of Cool i dge School is to be discontinued.
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Engineering Department tried to insure that contours laid downfor the golf course were followed, and stated this would be checked.
5. CHAMBER 0F C0MMERCE RE: 1976-77 BUDGET
6, THOMAS C. TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN, PLANNING COt'IMISSION, TRANSMITTING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING LAND ACQUISITION FOR A ROAD
BETUIEEN NORTH CAROLAN AND ROLLINS ROAD
STAFF MEMORANDA
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The Vice-Mayor noted that the next agenda item contemplates
di sconti nui ng the rental of Cool idge School and suggested the
Council consider this at a study session with the Civic Arts Councilin terms of alternatives, meanwhi'le authorizing them minimum
operati ona l expenses for this rnonth.
Counci I man Marti n, however, tho
cons i dered at this meeti ng since th
i mmedi ate answer on Coolidge,
Vi ce Mayor Harrison commented
cost of proposed tabl es and I abor
ug ht that both
Ci ty Manager
i tems should be
had requested
!{ith the agreement of Council, discussion moved to Agenda Item 3
3. RENTAL OF COOLIDGE SCHOOL
The Ci ty Manager's memorandum of June 30, 1976 attached l etter
from Di rector of Bus i ness Servi ces of Burl i ngame School Di stri ct
which advised that ne}J terms are to be considered for this lease.City Manager, in his memo, noted this means a raise from $500.00per month to possibly $t,180 per month. He recommended the rental
be di sconti nued, since this rai se would make the operati on less
than marginal, and its programs could be handled at the Recreation
Center utith a savings to the City. The lease will expire on August
3l , 1976.
Counci lman Amstrup approved discontinuance of this lease,
ci ti n9 savi ngs to the taxpayers , and the fact that programs coul d
be handl ed el sewhere.
Councilman Martin called attention to memo of June 16, 1976
from the Director of Recreation stating that facilities and programs
could be moved to the Recreation Center, and estimating a savingsto the City of $12,330.00.
Councilman Martin moved the City discontinue the lease to
Coolidge School and instruct the Recreation Director to move the
classes to the Recreation Center. Second by Councilman Amstrup,
unanimously carried on voice vote.
that added to this should be
whi ch woul d amoun t to another $l ,400.
Mr. Don Spencer, .l045 Cadillac !,lay, president of the CivicArts Council, told Councilmen that their investment in the gallery
would not be Iost by moving to another facility. Everything couldbe preserved.
Councilman Crosby requested information from the RecreationDirector as to how his department could assist them.
The RecreatJon Director stated that if classes at the Center
were planned in advance, it would be possible to make the buildingavailable 3 - 4 times during the year for gallery purposes. He
suggested recommendatlons could be studied at the August study session.
Councilman Amstrup moved that $l,000 be allocated the the CivicArts Council to cover their overhead Juiy, through September, 'l976,
(as recommended by City Manager, memorandum to Councii June 30, I976).
Councilman Martin seconded the motion and it carried unanimouslyby voi ce vote.
4. ST. CATHERINE SCHOOL REQUEST FOR REMOVAL OF SIGNAL AND CROSSING
MID-BLOCK ON PRIMROSE ROAD
197 6 recommended that
Sc hoo I that the mi d-g
City Manager's memorandum of June 3CoLncil approve request from St. Cather
0,
i ne 's
Discussion then moved to budget for the Civic Arts Council.
Councilman Amstrup suggested that they be allocated the firstquarter funds and that their alternative for operation be considered
i n a study meeti ng.
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block signal be removed for the safety of chi ldren. Requiring the
chi I dren to cross at the end of the bl ock woul d make for a safer
i"oriing. By attached memos ' City Engineer, Traffic Engineer'
iiri-iiiiiic,-Sifety and Parking Cbmmiision approved of this request.
Councilman Amstrup moved that this signal be removed, second
Counci lman Crosby,'unanimously carried on voice vote'by
5.ANIMAL CONTROL LEVEL OF SERVICE
By memorandum of June 29'
Council report and data from
of serv i ce and fi nanc ing for
City Manager's memo of June 30' 1976
abandonLd dri veways and the D i rector of
Vice-Mayor Harrison announced this would
August s tudY meeti ng.
976 City Manager transmitted to
e County of San Mateo on Ievel
e Peni nsul a Humane Soc i e tY.
I
th
th
6. ABANDONED DRIVElIAYS
tran sm i tted surveY of
Public lJorks' rePort 'be s chedu l ed for the
7 AMENDMENTS TO DOG CONTROL ORDINANCES
City Attorney's memo of June 28' l9
reasons for propo sed amendment to thi s
provisions in the San Mateo County Code
suggested that consideration be given t
auiTingame code regarding !!e keeping o
etc. In conformance with City Attorney
Harrison stated this would be considere
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ance. Changes refl ect
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posed uPdati ng of thel, horses, mules, cows 'ggesti on , Vi ce-MaYor
the August studY meeting.s
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s.cITYPLANNERREP0RT:RECLASSIFIcATIoN0FEIGHTL0TSFR0Mc.I
Cal i fornia Dil ve.c-2,
TheCityPIanner,bymemoofJulyl,lgT6'transmitted.toCity
Councii Environmentai tirpact Report for this reclassification'
ii;;;ing-Commission Resoiution recommending_adoption of ordlnance
.u.i.ilirvins eisht s-p;;iii. lot from c-l (netail commercial )
oiitrict io c-t-[ (coi,rmerci al 0verlay) oistrict' as well as
Planning Commission minutes for June 28, 1976 meeting.
vice-Mayor Harrison scheduled thiS re c I a s s i f i c a t i o n for heari ng
at the Countil meeting of August 2, 1976
CONSENT CALENDAR
I Removal
bl ock of
of parki ng limits 'Sanchez Avenue
north side of Lang Road and 1100
The City Council received communication of June
rraftii, Si?ety and Parki ng Commi ssion recommendi ng
these pirki ng i i mi ts . By indorsement thereon Ci ty
mended this change be aPProved'
The. ci tI I't-anaser's J._:clll.e,n^duti,ol f gI .appr.gY3J- wqs sustai nei
c- ) .. \-- ' '..
County of San Mateb request for addi tion to Ci ty's At]i11,..
Contr-ol 0rdinance to require anti-rabies vaccinatr0n yearly
I6, 1976 from
removal of
Manager recom-
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for doq s over fou r month s o f aqe.
Dr.
Sanof a
as a
City Council had received letter dated June 24, I976 f ro-m
JarLs aoaie, Director, Public Health Division, County of^
r'riIii,-t"qresting aauition to the qity'l Animal Control 0rdinance"ii.iioi -i.quiriig veaiti vaccination-with anti-rabies vaccine
prerequisite to dog licensing.
In response to question from Councilman Martin' the City
Itto.nuy-i'tii"a an didinance must be prepared; however' he
.
;;;;li;;.;-ii-inii iequirement was propoied to be uniform throushout
the CountY.7
\/ice Mayor Harrison stated this would be studied on July l4' I976.
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Mr. David Keyston, speaking from the floor, emphasized his
approval of this addition to the ordi nance.
!lith Council direction, the City Attorney stated he would
prFpare thi s anti -rabies section for consideration the next
Counci I meeting.
I. RESOLUTION N0.56.76 "AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENTffiO LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION AND
THE CITY OF BURLINGAME RE6ARDING COST OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REP0RT' was introduced by Councilman Crosby who moved its
adoption, second by Councilman Amstrup. *Vice-Mayor Harrison
announced his i ntenti on of abstai n i ng because of his +t+eeitt-itn-
t"^ -*-i++ the San Mateo Local Agency Formition Commission. The motion
carri ed on the fol I owi ng rol I cal I vote:
AYES: C0UNCILMEN: AMSTRUP, CR0SBY, MARTINNAYES: C0UNC ILMEN: N0NE
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEN: HARRISON- fOT TCASON NOtEd AbOVE *
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: MANGINI
2. RESOLUTION NO. 57.76 'AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF I.lORKMEN'S
EOfiFEXSITI ON SETT:]TSU RANC E S ERV I C E CO NT RACT t.l ITH ESIS, INC. u
was introduced by Councilman Amstrup who moved its adoption'
second by Councilman Crosby. 0n the question, Counc'i Iman Martin
stated he intended to vote against this resolution. Having now
seen some revi sed fi gures , he was not enti re ly sati sfi ed wi th the
study that was done on the proposal . He stated there is a
strai ght-l ine proj ecti on of admi ni strati ve cost for the next ten
years , which he did not believe woul d happen. Al so, i nteres t
iates were misfigured. He added that, knowing what can happen in
compensati on cases, he had concerns wi th sel f-i nsurance cons i deri ng
the number of employees in the city. He went on to say he was
not entirely satisfied that a thorough study was made' and that
there is not a better arrangement. The motion carried on the
fol I owi ng rol I cal l vote:
AYES: C0UNCILMEN: AMSTRUP, CR0SBY, HARRIS0N
NAYES: COUNCILMEN: MARTIN
ABSENT: COUNCILI'tEN: MANGINI
0RDINANCES - Second readi nq
I. ORDINANCE NO. IO76 "AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT
BTTIEEX_TH.ETTTY-TOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTME AND THE
BOARD OF AOMINISTRATION OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT SYSTEM' ( Reti rees' Benefi t ) was given its secondreading. The City Manager explained that under State Law it is
permitted to raise the retirement pay of employees who retiredfive or six years ago and are l5X behind others recently retired.
Vice Mayor Harrison requested public comment.
Mrs. Elinor Rusch, i384 Hillside Circle, questioned how much
the cost would be. City Manager replied $3,700.00 annually.
There was no
decl ared cl osed.
further comment, and the public hearing was
0n motion of Councilman Crosby, second by Councilman Martin
the ordi nance passed i ts second read i ng and was unanimousl y
adopted on roll call of members present,
2. 0RDINAI{CE N0. 1077 "INTERII't SIGNAGE 0RDINANCE' was given its
secorxl ieading.
Vice-Mayor Harrison noted memorandum of May 24,1976 from the
City Attorney transmittlng and explaining the purpose of this
ordi nance as an interim neas ure wi th the Counci I con ti nu i ng to
s tudy the entire sign ordi nance,lo,
There was no response to the Vice-Mayor's request for audience
comment and the public hearing was declared closed.
Counci Iman Crosby stated his understanding that adoption ofthis interim ordinance does not necessari ly infer Council favorof the whole signage ordinance. The City Attorney stated it didnot. 0n motion of Councilman Martin, second by Councilman Amstrup,the ordinance passed its second reading and was passed on unanimousrol I cal I vote of members present.
Mrs . EI i nor Rusch questi oned the defi ni ti on of "interim. "
Vi ce-Mayor Harri son repl i ed hi s i nterpretati on was unti l the
Counci I fi ni shed its s tudy of the enti re signage ordi nance andtook action, however Iong that might be.
3, ORDINANCE NO. IO78 *AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 25,ZONING,
RFLTTIXFTO TPEETAL UsE PERMITS AND vARIANcE PROCEDURES.. wasgiven its second reading.
At the request of the Vi ce-lt4ayor the City Planner explainedpart of the zoning regulations regarding special permits had
been di ffi cul t to i nterpret. For that reason, one of the changes
was that a special permit may be obtained from the Planning
Commission and appealed to the Council. Another area of change isin noticing of public meetings. Area of noticing has been changedfrom a radius of 500' of the affected site to a radius of 300'.
There was no response to Vice-Mayor Harrisons"s request forpublic comment and the public hearing was declared closed.
0n motion
0rdi nan ce No.
unanimous rol I
EOUTEYARD-'T
Martin.
UNFINISHED - BUSINESS
SEWAGE RATE STUOY:
from siaff. The C
on this subject, afor establishing s
department is in tfi gures. It now a
i ncreased greatly.
i nformati on in lat
the residential rait was , based on crate was proposed,
program, based on
IEW BUSINESS
BUDGET: Counci I man Ams tru
ounci lman Martin, second by Counci lman Amstrup,
passed its second readi ng and was passed onI vote of members present.
was-Jntroduced for first readi ng
ON SKYLINE
by Counci I man
Counci lman Martin requested q progress reportity Engi neer noted his meeti n$wi th the Counci I man
nd reported that currentiy ther three parameters
ewer rates have drastically changed, His
he process of doing some testing and getting new
ppears that commerci al and i ndustri al fl ows have
He stated he would probably have that
e September. Counci I man Marti n q ues ti oned ifte vras too hi gh. The Ci ty Engi neer repl i ed that
urrent fl ows . He noted that when the currentit was under a rathe r fast proposal , a crash
the only figures available at that time.
ofC
1078
ca l
I. ORDINANCE NO. iO79 'AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUB.SECTIONS D (1)
AND (2) OF SECTION 6.36.I20 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY
OF BURLINGAME AND INCREASING THE RATES OF FARE FOR TRANSPOR-
TATI0N IN TAXICABS" was introduced for first reading by
Counci I man Crosby.
2, ORDINANCE NO. IOBO ''ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMIT
reported he had reques ted s taff tore possi bl e, and asked that Counci I menf urni sh backup materi al whe
Counci I man Martin asked that questi onsreferred to him. Vice-Mayor Harrison made
p
fol Iow a certain form in making their recommendations for their
assigned department, detailing reasons for suggested changes. He
al so reques ted recommendation for size of reserves.
pol i ce budget
same reques t befor
ll,
on
the
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0RDINANCES - Introduction
153
Park Department and Recreation Departments, and Councilman
Crosby for Library,
Mrs, Ruth Jacobs, 2965 Arguello, questioned when the budget
would be adopted, noti ng that San Mateo and Mi I I brae have been
discussing theirs for some time. She commented on its effect
on City tixes and stated she would Iike to be at the hearin9.
Councilman Amstrup stated that all budget discussion would
be held in public, anit the total budget considered when each
Councilman has submitted a report for his assigned department.
Hopefully, this would be done by the end of July.
Counci lman Amstrup confi rmed
budget were avai I abl e.
that cop i es of the PreliminarY
VISIT - SISTER CITY DELEGATI0N: Councilman Martin reported the
iie I egati on visit of 2B c
Jul y weekend. Accordi ng
Senor Ayala, is interested in Prin the proces s of bei ng overhaul
i nformation on equi pment that Bu
sal e. Pol i ce cars and all other
and equ i pment could be pi cked uP
suggested to them the Possibi I i tCity Manager to compile a list o
IIEEDS: Counci lman Amstrup noted the
pdrTjnS iot at Cal i forni a Dri ve and
Roseda le Avenue to Burl i ngame Pl aza.
woul d check i nto thi s,
Councilman Martin commented this delegation appeared on short
notice, and presented the City with an ornate plaque, ash tray'
and ci garette I i ghter whi ch he di sPl ayed. He was chagri ned that
he had not even so much as a proclamation to offer them in return.
He requested staff report for August Study meeting on items that
could be available for such visits on short notice.
Ci ty
from
he
of Cuernavaca duri ng Fou rth ofr sponsor, Cuernavaca's new maYor 'omoti ng touri sm. Cuernavaca is
ed, and the del ega ti on requested
rlingame might have available for
types of equipment are needed,here. The Councilman hady of a police car. He asked thef such available equ i Pment.
pre se nce of many weeds on
Rhi nette and on El Cami no
The City Manager stated
i ti zensto thei
APPR0VALS - !{arrants & Payroll
Councilman Amstrup questioned the reasons for the following warrants:
Biscay's Brake & Auto Repair - $1,318,56 for
maintenance. He questioned the necessity for
when the city has three maintenance men.
vehicle
thi s
!larrant 2845
287 6 lii ne apprec
$336.00. H
i ati one did
cl asses at Recreat i on Centernot consider this appropri ate.
2909
2916
St,IUHSD - Rec. classes co-sponsored - $2,037.00
Typing of police manual - $354.65. The Police Chief
affirmed this was in the budget. The entire manua'lof approximately 380 pages had been revised.
Burlingame Library - reimbursement for filters -
$64.66. The City Librarian stated the warrant
covered City Hall share of total cost of filters
pai d from Library Funds.
Repairs on pol ice cars - $169.00.
Conversion of new pol i ce cars - $l,185.48. ThePoIice Chief explained that this was mostly electricalwork, and had been sent out ever since he had beenhere. No electricll work has ever been done at the yard.
I'leed control at Ci ty Hal I - $661 .65.
Intergovernmental trai ni ng course for Dal e Perki ns,
tA
?953
2999
3038
3052
3062
L54
Pa rk Department -his understandi ng
School Di stri ct.
Counci lman Amstrup
Perki ns worked for$7s.00.that Mr.
stated
the
Warrant 3l I I
' 3156
' 3179
Gloves for l.later, Street & Park Depts. - $545.65
Groceri es for Chi nese Cooki ng cl asses - $515.69
Hyatt House for pol i ce conference - $286.87 , Pol i ce
Chief explained this was two-day conference.
Counci lman Marti n questi oned these warrants:
tlarrant 2870 Soi I Test for Fi re Stati on #3 addi ti on - $603. 50.
He was not aware that Counci I had authori zed thi s .
The City Manager repiied he thought the project wasgeneraliy approved, and this was preliminary
information for the architect.
" 2894 - Removal of asphalt and base rock at }'lashington Park- $990.00, City Manager stated he would check.
u 3132 - Reimbursement for breakage duri ng sewage cl eanup -$29.58. city Manager stated. he would check.
The City Manager told Council the head mechanic of the a[to
maintenance department had become ill and had resigned. Therefore,the department was short of manpotrer. However he would check into
t.,arrants noted. He thought the Personnel Department was nor{advertising for a replacement supervisor who might be recruitedbefore the first of September.
Counci lman Martin considered this recruitment should be
n abeyance, and Councilman Amstrup remarked that Council h
een assured that if three men were hired, it wouid not beo send work out.
i
bt
held
ad
necessary
The City Engineer commented there is a current eligibilitylist which expires the middle of August which has already been
extended, He tonsidered that if this were not used, the department
woul d be wai ti ng unti I the fi rst of the year. He was given
Council direction to suspend any procedures for filling this position.
tIARRANTS Nos.2B38 through 3236, duly audited, in the amount of
5744;250-.70 were approved for payment on motion of Councilman
Crosby, second by Councilman Martin, unanimously carried on voice vote.
PAYR0LL May, 1976, Check Nos. 18396 through .l9215 in the amount of
$35IE24.37, approved for payment on motion of Councilman Crosby,
second by Councilman Martin, unanimously carried on voice vote.
In response to question from Councilman Martin, the City Manager
affirmed he would have an explanation of warrants questioned
maiied to Councilmen Amstrup and Martin by Friday, July 9.
ACKNOl'lLEDGMENTS
1 Letter f roflDistrict.Ci ty of Menl o Park regardi ng di ssol uti on of Harbor
2. Letter from County of San Mateo with information for nomination
of members to !lest Bay Health Systems Agency,
3. Letter from San Mateo Communi ty Col l ege D istri ct regardi ng
new boundari es of San l,4ateo Community College District.
4. Letter from Mayor Adreveno regarding election of representative
Vice I'layor Harrison to Local Agency Formation Commission.
5. Letter from League of California Cities regarding AB 3461.
6, Letter of commendation for Inspector Daniel Hall.l3
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Memo to Council:
Warrants Raised at Regular Council
Meeting
Here is a report on the warrants raised at the regular Council meeting:
Warrant No.
3052 "weed control at City HaII". only S80.25 of this was for city
Hall. The balance was for 19 acres of city parks. This was the
Iow bid.
3062 "Training Course - Dale Perkins" This was a Intergovernmental
Management Development Institute course on Board,/CounciI
Effectiveness Training, which Mr. Perkins attended for two
full days of his own time.
3111 This was for glove's for the Water, Street and Parks Depts.
for a year's supply of gloves
2894 -This was for removal of asphalt and base rock where the o1d
tot play area existed and Council indicated should be put
in lawn rather than a barbecue area. This was the 1ow bid for
this work by Anza Engineering Corp.
3132 This $29.58 was for a broken mirror caused by a sewer crew
t'orking on a sewer job during sewage cleanup.
2845 Biscay - tires and brake work
2999 Bridges - installing of push bumpers on new cars
303s Emergency Vehicle Eguipment Service -- conversion of new police
vehicles. Installing sirens, Iight bars edc. Speciatized work.
The above car repair work was done outside. Some of the work was of the type
the city staff was not able to do. Some was nbt done by the shop because they
are overioaded. They have been one person short for over a month due to in-
jury au:d resignation of the supervisor. This matter vill be placed on the study
meeting agenda.
Re
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Questions on Warrants -2-.fu1y 8, 1976
Attention is called to the original. request of Bob Davidson. In the
interest of savings, it appears we should stick with the plan to
irperate this automotive maintenance division as originally reconunended
by Bob Davidson. Wlth outsioe prices the way they are, it should not be
difficult to cut down on the cost of mechanical maintenance.
I{arrant l.lo.
28'76 Wine Appreciation
2909 San Mateo High School
3156 Chinese Cooking
A1I of the above are self-supporting projects. In fact, Chinese Cooking
resuLts in a net profit to the city of between $500 and $t,ooo every
season. }le split the registration charge with the San l"lateo Union High
school District. The amount paid. to them is one-harf of the money we
collect for adult education classes.
on warrants, the "Nature of craim" column can sometimes be short andurrrevealing. rf you have any questions, they can be answerecl by
!'inance'Department (Mrs. McCubbin) who has a file on the full explanationfor all'claims.
1es F. Schwalm
City Manager
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Letter of commendation
Various communicationsArt Gallery.
g. M i nutes : Beauti fi cati on
for Lieutenant
of support for
Al fred Palmer.
the Burl i ngame Ci vi c
Recreati on Commi ssi on
June 14, and June 28
fication.)
July l, 1976; Park and
PI anni nq Commission,
transmi tIal on reclassi -Juatt(
Commission,
ne 9, .l976;
ac hmen t to
i0. Treasurer' s rePort.
Councilman Amstrup recommended that the City Council. of
er.ii.;i;,.,iina'i-ieitei to the prime Minister of canada urging
ih;i p6iiiics ue kept out of the forthcoming 0lvmpig GlTt::
However, the balance of the Council felt they should n0t be
i nvol ved i n thi s type of communi cati on.
CityPlannerSwanbroughttoCouncil,sattentionthebenchondispliv in the foyer whicI is a possible type-for the bus-stops'
ne'bistributed a iopy ot the revised Generii Plan and revised
General Plan Diagram to each Council member.
Councilman Martin said there was an interim report available
on thia-suuiect. It was used by County staff and he had asked
itai ii oi iuumitted to both Miilbrae and Burlingame. It is
forthcoming. This will show the difference in sound patterns'
AIRPORT NOISE REQ U I REMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 10:45 P.M
tuei
Ci ty uffirf?*'
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Respectful ly submi tted,