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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1970.01.19eo3 Burlingane, california aranuary 19, l97O REGUIAR I{EETIT{G A regular neeting of ttre Burlingane city council wa8 held on the above gLven date. ltre neeting wag called to order at 8:10 P.n., by Mayor R. D. ltartin l. At word frq[ t]re Chair, all ln t]re Council Charubers arose and gave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. 2. upon Ro1l call, thoEe present were: counci.lnen: AnstruP-croaby- irohnson-Irlartin. EDMRD D. GEO RGE EUI'GY uayor ltartin spoke on the paaaing of Counci lne Bdltard D. George, on sunday, the lIth day of aranu!ry, 197o, eulogizing his talents and dedicated eervice to the City of Burlingane, hia devotion to, and love of nankind. In voicing his pereonal loss, as \reIl as that of members of council, ltayor uartin expressed gratitude for tlre span of years in which councilnan ceorge had been associated \ri th the city of Burlingane and the Eadnege of all in hie pasaing. 3 . ltre mi.nutea of the regular loaeting of iranuar? 5, L97O , suboitted to Council members previously, were approved and adopted. IIEARINGS 1. I'ITDBRGROT'ITDING AREA T{EW CITT IIALL ayor ltartin announced that noticea had been aent to ProPerty o\f,nerssithin the area of the na, City EalI inviting their attendance to an informal, hearing on thig date to consider the posaibility of renovingthe er(isting overhead niree and poles and to place the utilitieg underground. E4rlaining ttte recent initiation of a Pacific Gaa and Electric Conpany's underground converaion prograrn and the allocation of funds to citieeto participate in a conversion proj ect, uayor lErtin stated that certain costs therefor are to be borne bV the Property ctner. T'he cLty Engineer advised, in reply to the Chair, that the proposedutility undergrounding includea areaa on Bellevue Avenue, frm 14Ol to 1425 inclueivei on Primloae Road, from 4OO to 518 inclusive andproperty located at 1400 and l4l4 Floribunda Avenue. 1[he Chair questioned whether there were interested persons in the audience and invited their c@nents. A litr. and Mrs. George D. Iodvich, ldentified ae the o\rnera of property located aE 1425 Bellevue Avenue, when guesti.oned by the Chair, indicated no objection to the eatimated cost tabulated as their ahare in the coat of the converaion project. Hearing no further cmnenta, lhyor uartin stated that an action rrould be withheld until. council, at a February study neeting, aelecta an area of the city to initiat€ the conversion progran. lftre hearing wag t]rereafter declared closed by the Chair. ..UNDE RG ROI'ITD ING "REQUESTS Uayor Uartin referred to cmnunicationa appearing on the agenda of Council frm the Peninaula Bospital rnd Medical Center, 1783 EI camino Real, ur. r€e !{endelaon, 14o8 chapin Avenue and }lr. }logens llogensen, g;04 1424 Chapin Avenue, concerning the removal of utitity poles in theirparticular areas and stated that the requests would be revla,red for consideration at the February Council study meeting. ORDINANCE " REG{'IATTON I'NCI,ASSIFTED IAND S I' uayor !{artin announced t}rat a ptrblic hearing had been scheduled onthis date to conaider a recmendation submitted by the elanning Cqmiaaion proposing the adoption of an ordinance to regulate controlof landg within the city of Burlingame not preEently cJ.asslfied. Tlhe city Planner referred to a certified copy of a resolution adopted ttz the Flanning Cmrission on December 22, L969, and read in itEentirety, the Findings set forth in Exhibit *A' to substantiate it8 recormrendation. T'he City Planner advised that generally, the area includes the Peninsulagospital, the right-of-lray properties of the southern Pacific cqnpany and the san Francisco !{ater Departnent, a Etrip approximately opposite Cambridge Road southerly to tle city line and the Burlingame Eigh School property. fhe hearing was declared open by the Chair and there being no onepresent to obj ect to the legislation to control the fesr remaining unclassj.fj.ed properties, the hearing nas closed. ORDIITANCE NO. 91O 'An Ordinance Addi ng sec. 25.7O.O4O to 25.70.042 to Chapter 25.12 'Districts' of the Burllngame ![unicipal code and Regulating ttre Usea of Unclassified Iands i wag introduced by councilnan Johnson and given its firgt reading. 3. ORDIIIAIICE'OFF.S]rREET PARKING" ltayor Martin announced that a recorulendation subri tted by the PlanningCmission, proposing the adoption of an Ordinance providing off-streetparking for alL bnd usea within the City of Burlingame, had been scheduled on tbie date for public hearing and consideration by counci 1. tthe city Planner reffered to ttte certified copy of the resolution adopted by the Planning Cqmission on December 22, 1969. and the Findinge set forth i.n EXBIBIT "A' and EXHIBIT 'Bo t ere read Ln theirentirety. ltre hearing waE declared open by the Chair. Mayor llartin questioned the adeguas!, of parking apaces proposed for apartnents and recmendted that additional conaideration be given tothis particular requirement. fhe hearing was continued thereafter to the regular meeting of Council, on llonday, February 2, L97O. C1CMMUNICATIONS 1. COI'NIY EI,ECIRICAL CODE AND NNON.I{E TALI,T C SIIEATHED CABIJ tI A cqulunication was acknowledged frm the San ltateo County Board of Supervisors, dated January 5, L97O. concerning recent conferences held with the Chief County Suilding [napector and representativesfrm the Peninsula Erilding contractors, the Electrical Contractors and Electricians and building officials frqn variouE cities withinthe county on establishing a unif,omity in the San Mateo CountyElectrical code and that all reconrnendations for the adoption ofthe code were agreed to by ttre repregentative groups with the excep-tion of one, the exception being the uae of non-netallic eheathed cable kncirrn by t}e trade as 'Rsnex " cable and currently prohibi tedin the present code. 2. 20s Ihe cqmunication advised that it is the degire of the Board of Supervisora to aacertain the attitude of each city council within the county in regard to whether the use of non-metallic sheathed cable should be prohibited or all6red, and further, if non-metallic Bheathed cable were permitted, should it be reatricted to single fani ly and duplex resideaces. Uayor Uartin stated that the EubJect wae discuEged at a recent study neeting at rrhich time Council infomally indicated no objection toallciring the use of non-metallic sheathed cable provided it isreatricted in use to Eingle fami ly and duplex residences. Councilman JohDEon. cqmenting on the exceplion noted at one of the county building conferences, s(preaaed her eoncern with the posaible danger in the uee of ttre non-metallic eheathed cable and in stating her objection to it8 inclusion within the electrical code, questioned the safety of this particular type cable if its use were restrictdto single fani ly and duplex residencee exclusi.vely. Foll4ring a brief diecugsion, wherein Mayor l,lartin noted that theCityrs Building Inspector approvea of the inclueion of the "Rmex"tlpe cable rrithin the county electrical, code, the city l{anager rrag requested to notify the County Board of Superviaors that the naJorityof Council has indicated no obj ection, provided itg use is restrictedto rrood frame buildinga, slngrle fani 1y and duplex residences. 2.IIJ.EGAL CONSTFUCTION E,IIDING, 2701 ITIARIPOSA DRTVE A ccrmunication waa received frm the ciqr Planner, datsed aranuary 8, 197O, referring to an action tar(en by the Planning Cmission on December 22, L969. denying a variance request to provide leqal statusto an existing J.llegal building construction on the property offilr. willian llhopson, at 27Ol uariposa Drive. tihe City Planner advised that Ur. fhmpson, at that meeting verbally Etated that the atructure will be renoved by l{arch L5, 1970, not, inhis opinion, a valid contract and Council rraE therefore requested to take an appropriate action. t{ayor Uartin directed the City Planner to cmlunicate rri th t{r. Ttrqipson and reguest his preeence at the next meeting of Council on February 2, 1970. 6. PETfTIOH RE: ACCESS ROAD rN TEE AREA EI'RLTNGAIIIE PIAZA A petition, received in the Office of the City Clerk, on January 12, 1970, fron merchants in the area of the Burlingaae Plaza, requesting a naximlm tvo-hour parking littit for tlre adjacent acceas road, waa acknorledged and refered to the Parking Cmission for study, recoNmendation and report to council. 7. TAUER-ARONS COUPA}TS OITE-DAY AUCf IOIiI SALE A cmnunication dated ilanuary 5. 1970, was received from Tauber-AronaCo., Auctioneers, 8833 SunEet Blvd., Ios Angeles, applying for a lLcenge to conduct a one-day auction sale for the account of Estrada Machinery Corporation, 1281 flhitethorne Way, Burlingane, at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 30, 1970, on the premises of the latter. A checkfor the filing fee and an inventory of the itsna to be sold accompaniedthe application. A cmunieatj.on from the Police Departnent, dated Janua ty L4, L97O,reported favorably on the reputations of both the auctioneering firm and the business eorporation. A motion was introduced by Counci lman Crosby, seconded tryr Councilman Johnson and unanimously carried, that the Tauber-Arons Co. be issueda license to conduct a one-day auction sale as outlined. gOs 8. A}IZA AIRPORT PARK T'NIT NO. 6 FIIiIAL SI'BDIVI SION I/IAP WITHHELD A cqmunication, dated January 8, 1970, fr@ cyrus iI. Uclli llan, Attorney, repreaenting the Anza Pacific corp. advised that improvements have been cmpleted on Anza Ai4)ort Park Unit No. 6 and requested that council no consider approval of the Final Subdlvieion Map, tabled by Council Eqre Eontlrs prior. A cmnunication fr6 the City Engineer, dated itanuary 15, 1970, addresEed to the City uanager, reported that fsr, if any, of thelots and blocka within Unit No. 6 have been filled to the neceaaarygrade elevationa for proper building Eitee; the agreementsstipulated by rJtr. David II. Keyaton, the developer, in correspondenceto the Planning Cmission, under date of October 14, 1966, havenot been fully conplied wittri a tuelve-foot rrater loop alongNrport Boulevard, atreet inprovements and on-site improveoentawithin the boundaries of Anza Park Unit No. 6 have not been con-atructed and that the paving conEtruction to four lanes fr6 theeaat end of the bayfront channel bridge to the current teminusof Nrport Boulevard at Beach Road, is far fro being coplete. A footnote rnemo frm the city llanager referred the points at issueto council. titr. David Xeyaton, in attendance, gave a progregs report on the irnprovements thus far accmpliehed, stating that the developrocnt ofUnit No. 6 is proceeding as the previous units have been devcloped;' hcrrever, several legal changes that have been made on the Sub-division Uap have not been revienred by the City Enginaer and theCity Attorney and he therefore would have no obJection to Council PostPoning an action. A diecusgion aroae on the cmenta of Mayor l{artin concerning the iEportance of land fill to grade the property to the required e1e-vation, particularly should oqrnership be traneferred. Ur. Kenneth I. Jones, Attorney, recalled that the subject propertyig within the Reclarnation DiEtrict, bound by its provisiong toIega& entitle a buyer the right of filled Land; ttrat to bring theentire subdivision up to grade, the imrediate sale of a substantial anount of bonds would be neceaaary, not c-onsidered adviaable under current market conditions; and that as parcels are sold, the financestherefron can continue the filling of the land. fhe City Attorney advised that his Office has prepared a list of issueE to be discussed with the ProJect Engineer and the Attorneysfor the corporation. t1re City Uanager was reguested })]I the Chair to furni Eh Council wittr an up-to-date status report on the subject property. tilr. Keyaton and his representativeE were invited to confer lfith thecity staff nembers and that a report be subtrj. tted thereafter to Councilfor revies at a study tneeting. Ir{ayor Uartin recogmized ljtr. Kennettt I . irones, Attorney, rrith t}re lat,firm of Wilson, tones, Uorton & Lynch, and counsel for the Burlingame Avenue Area Off-Street Parking District Project 1969-1. Irlr. alonea recalled that on October 6, 1969, petitions for tlreacquisition of the present city BalI, a Poat office parcel and apedeatrian accesa to Brrlingame Avenue frqo Donnelly Avenue Lot!, were filed by property odnera repreaenting over fifty percent ofthe asae8sed valuation of the land; a resolution authorized theOffice of the City Engineer to prepare an inveetigation report,including a general asseasnent diagram, approximate cost €stinatea and preliminary lot layouta, and that the subject report is before counci 1 on this date. BI' RI.INGAII{E AVENT'E AREA OFF.STREET PARKTNG DISTRICT 2;Ol:, I{r. irones, in reply to an inquiry fro Mayor Uartin. advised that the desired sixty percent area sign-up failed to materialize. ttre Chair invited the several nembers of the Chamber of cmerceOff-Street Parking c@ittee in the audience, to coment. Irtr. Eorard cunderson and t{r. Paul Constantino, both of t hm circulatedpetitions, spoke on their continued efforts to obtain the conaent and signatures of nraj or property c.[rers. Ittr. Robert TtrdtrpsoD, Attorney, and Chai rman of the Chamber of cdmerceOff-street Parking Cmittee, spoke on the difficulty experi*eed {the co6ittee in obtaining the signatures to reach an informal deadline set by Councilt that the lack of signatures, hortever. does not necesearily inply protests; the absence from the ci t1r of downtdrrrproperty oy lers, or corporations preferring not to Eign, contributedto the failure to obtain the desired percentage of EignatureE. Mayor !{artin questioned ur. Jonee as to whether a tine extension would be of asEigtance to the Off-street Parking cdf,rittee. lrlr. Jonea replied in the negative, atating the opinion that the proteats\rill not be Eubstantial and little advantage would be gaj.ned by delaying the proceedings. Irtr. lhsrpson concurred. Discussion concluded si th the city Engineer quoting estimated costE to acquire ttre individual properties for inclusion in the current ParkingDigtrict propoEal. ReEolutions presented to council, relating to the hrrlingame Avenue Area Off-Street Parking District Proj ect 1969-1, were acted upon as follcnre: RE SOII,TION NO. 3-70 "A ReEolution Anendi ng Resolutiona Nos. 76-69. 77-69 and '19-69, Entitled 'A Iteaolution of Prelimi"nary Determination Under Division 4 of the Streets and Highwaya code,' 'A ResolutionDirecting Preparation of Investigation Report under Division 4 of the Streets and llighwayE Coder' and 'A Resolution of Intention to Acguire and Construct Improvements' Burlingame Av€nue Area Off-Street ParkingDiatrlct Project lto. 1969-1 " was introduced by counci tran crosby, who noved itg adoption. seconded by Councilnan ilohnson and adopted unanimously upon Roll call. RE SOIjIIfON NO. 4-70 "A Resoluti.on Prelininari ly Approving EngTineer ' s Report and Fixing Time and P lace of ltearing fhereon, Under Division 4,of the Streets and Highways Code - Burlingame Avenue Area Off-StreetParking District Proj ect No. 1969-1" and Betting ltonday, the 2nd dayof lr{arctr, 197O. as the time for heari.ng upon aaid report, was introduc6dfor passage on motion of counci lman crosby, seconded by Counci lman Anstrup and unanimously adopted upon Roll Call. RE SOLIITION liIO. 5-7O "A Resolution of Pre lininary Approval of Engineer's Report - Burlingaoe Avenue Area Off-street Parking District - Proj ect No. 1959-1" vras introduced by Counci lDan crosby, who moved its passage, seconded by counci Lnan Arostrup and unanimously adopted upon Roll caII. RESOn IION lm. 6-70 "A ltesolution Describi ng Proposed Boundari es of Asaessnent District, Directing Filing of Boundary Uap and Asaessment Diagrar, and Directing ltecordation of libtice of Agseasment - Burlingane Avenue Area Off-Street Parking District Proj eet No. 1969-1" wae introduced on tBotion of Councilman Crosby, who moved its adoption, seconded by Councilnan lmstrup and unanimously adopted upon ltoLl CalL. RESOI;T'TION NO 7-?O 'A Resolution Appointing Time and Place of Eearing Protests n Re1at on to Proposed Acquisitiona and xtqrrovements, andDirecting Notice (l.tarch 2, l970l - Burlingame Avenue Area Off-street Parking DL8trict Project No. 1959-1" wag introduced for passage onnotion of Counci lman Croaby, eeconded by Counci lman emEtrup and adopted unanimoualy upon Roll ca1l. 8(Ia RESOI,UTION: BAYSIDE IMP RO\TEMENT DISTRICT #4 A cmrunication frotn lilr. Kenneth I. Jonea, Attorney, dated ilanuary L4, 1970, referred to ttre certification of the EDgineer of lirork, 'Bayaide Improvenent District No. 4" rnd a resolution forloally accepting thecmpletion of work. In reply to the Cld.r, the city Engineer confitmd that Portions of Schedule I and schedule III, Bayside Improvement District No. 4, have been Eatigfactorily completed. RE SOLIIIION NO. 8-70 "A Resolution Accepting Ccmpletion and Directing @ice of Acceptanee of campletion - Bayaide Improvement District No. 4 - Portiona of Schedule I and Schedule III waa introduced for paasage on motion of Councifuuan Amstrup, seconded by Councifunan crosby and unaninously adopted upon Roll call. RESOLUTI ON! EAST I,TILLSDAIA PARK - NO. 2 A ccruluni cati on frm !lr. Kenneth I. ilonea, Attorney, dated itanuary 14, 1970, referred Council to a resolution to amend the Exhibi t iBo noh, attached to tlre bond resolution for the East uillsdale hdustrial Park,Unit No. 2 proj ect, to c-onflm the bond nrmbers and naturities forthe bonds as they were actually issued in 1959. RBSOI;UTION NO. 9-7O "A Resolution Amending ReEolution No. 78-59, Affirg unpaid Assesaments and Providing for the rsEuanceof Bond a - EaEt Uillsda1e Industrial Park - Unit No. 2" waa introducedfor passage on motion of counci lman ilohneon, eeconded by Councilnan Crosby and adopted unanimously upon RoIl calI. RESOLUPION: !'POINT REY-ES" RESOIITTION No. 10-70 I'A Resolution U rging the Early Cmpletion of theAcquisition of the Point Reyes National Seashore r wae introducad for paaaage on motion of counci lnan ilohnaon, seconded by counci Lnan Anatrup and unanimously adopted upon Roll call. ORDMNCE s - consideration thereof: ORDfNANCE NO. 9O8 nAn Ordinance Addi ng c'hapter 6.22 to Title 6- guiffiEsE -Ecenses and Regulationg' of the Burlingane ttunicipal Code and REgulating Uerdlandise Sale6 frqn Resj.'dence8 " was given ita second reading and upon motion of councifuBn Johnson, seconded by Counci lman Crosby, said ordinance paseed its second reading and waa adopted by the following Rol1 call vote: Ayes3 Councilnen: enstrup-Crosby-Johnson-Martin Noea: Councilmen: None Abaent Councilmen: None ORDIIiIAIICE NO 909 "Amending Sec. 4.24.05O of the hrnicipal code P d ng For Certain Exenptiona Frotl the Documentary Tranafer Tar<' was given ite eecond reading and upon motion of counci lnan Anstrup, seconded lry Counci Inan alohnaon, said ordinance pasaed its aecond reading and wae adopted by the folloring Roll Call vote: Ayess Councilmen. Amstrup-Crosby-Johnson-Uartin NoeE: councilmen: None Absent CounciLmen ! None I,'NFINISHED BUSTNESS 1. SAN UAIEO COUNNT OPERATIOML AREA CrvIL DEFENSE BT'DGET FOR 1970.1971 council referred to a budgeted item of $3,8OO.OO in the propoaed county-wide civil Defense 1970-197I budget, to alLocate ttre eum of S5O.O0 to each official representative ag a meana to encourage hia attendance at the Civil Defense-Disaster Preparedness meetings. e0g It r'raa the consenaus of council that the proposed budget was acceptableproviding the $5O.00 allocation to attend quarterly meetings ie deleted therefrom. Councl Lrnan Anstrup, council's liaison to the san Iqateo county civil Defense Organization, queationed whether t}te $50.00 allocaLion that nay be received by an official repreaentative could be endoraed by ttre reciplent for deposit into Clty fundg. Itre City Attorney repliedln ttre affirmative. A motlon was introduced by councilman Amstrup, seconded by Counci lman cro8by and unanimously carried, that the city lEnager noti fy the countyof Council'a approval of the proposed 1970-1971 budget, with the exception of Paragraph "B' (quarterly attendance fee of $50.00.) 2. BUS TRANSPORTATI ON SERVICE Uayor t{artin reported on his attendance at a recent neeting at the San Uateo city Eall and the conference on the possibility of a Joint bus operation among the various public bodies concerned uith bus trana- Portation. lilayor ltartin advised that nothing concrete was resolved and that thepossibility of establishing a bue service, at this point, iE remote, hcrrever, his attention to the subject gervice w"ill be continued. 3. NEW CITY EALL CEA}IGES Uayor l{artin referred to !itr. Albert W. t(ahI, City HaU Architect, \rho explained the revised plan to er(tend the Council desk platfonn in the n€r!,, Council Charnbers at an additional cost of appro:cimately $4, 200 . OO. A motion wasto exceed $5Irlanager. ltrcarried. i ,0 e ntroduced by councilman Crosblz that an expenditure not 0O.OO be authorized, EubJect to the approval of the city Eotion waE seconded by councilman tohnaon and unaniroously 4. CTIY HALL PIAOUE Councitnan ilohnson, counci I City EaIl liaison, recomended that thecity rrhnager'g nane be included on the nenorial plaque for the n€!h,City fraU. Council indicated no obj ection. 5. SIT'DENT ART DTSPIAY counci lnan ilohnaon referred to a student art rcrks on diaplay and toher neeting w'ith l,tr. Kahl, the Architect and Ur. Dale Perkina, elenentary school Art Director, on the installation of the atudents'handi-crafte in hallways, atain ellg and \raj.ting roms of the newCity Ea1l. Councilman irohnson reported that for an investment of fror $100 to $3OO for foms, an asaortnent of art works, i. e. stitchery, paintj.ngs and baked clay, tnay be nounted for display. Folloring a brieff discuseion, wherein Ouncil indicated no objectionprovided the architect is conaulted to coordinate the display of art works with the ne,r, building, CouncilDan ilohneon nas authorized to proceed at her discretion in collaberation rr"ith the Art Director andthe City llall Architect. IIEW EIJSINESS I. EMPI'TR-EMPI'YEE RE I,ATIONS P ROCEDURE the city Attorney referred to proviaion a of the Meyerg-Mi lias-Bror'tnAct, no!,, in effect, relating to tEmployer-Employee Relations ' and apoke on the urgency to fir3t eetalrlish procedural rues for neeting and conferring thereafter wittr city employee organizations. Ihe City tilanager and the City Attorney were reguested to review a copyof the proposed rules of procedure to aerve as a guideline when employer- emplqfee negotiations are cqutrenced, for early sublission to council. 210. ACKNOWI.,,EDGEIIEN"S titayor uartin ackncnrledged receipt of the folloring: COUMT'}IICATIONS 1. Frcn the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Adminis-tration, dated January 1, 19?0, announcing an aeronautical study of a construction proposed on the north side of Old Bayshore nearthe interaection of Mitten Road, in Burlingame, to determine rrhateffect the structure would have upon the Eafe and efficientutilization of navigable airEpace; coments, in writing, were requested to be forrarded to the Air Traffic Branch, FAA, 831 Mitten Road, Burlingamet 2. Frm the city of Pinole, dated Janua F! 8, L97o,. eoliciting the candidacy of Councilman Robert A. Shadley, City of Pinole. for theOffice of Vice-Preeident of ABAG, 3. Fro the Executive Director, ABAG, dated January 13, 1970, announc-ing the 1970 Annual lt{eeting of General Aseeenbly, to be held on 1[hursday, February L9,. L97o, 7r3O p.n., Eotel clarenont, Berkeley,at rrhi ch tine the el.ection reaulte foo tlre Offices of President and Vice-President \.rould be declared. Uayor fiiartin announced that each ocmber of the Council will be furnisheda ballot to cast his vote for the two offices. The Clty Clerk advisedthat his Office has received the ballots. 4. Fro the Assiatant Dean, Cooperative Education, OoUegc of,Sanltateo, dated January 5, 1970, relative to the Cityrs participationin a etudent rwork-study progran. " fhe subject \ras referred to thecity uanager. UINUTES Frqn the Health, Safety & ltaffic Comisaion, dated alanu!ry 8, 1970. RBPORTS Uonthly activity reports fro the Police Department and the Fire Depart- ment and a Semi-Annual Financial lteport, "Blingum Inn Teen CIub, "ifuly l, 1969 through December 31, 1969. I.{ayor Uartin, cormenting on the large cash balance indicated, requeatedthe City I{anager to review the teen-age recreation program for reportto Council. N)DITIO}IAL ACNNOWIJEDGEMENTS lhe folloping, received in addition to those apgrearing on the agendaof council, were ackncrrledged: 1. A cmunication frm Henry Gross, Chlef Security Officea, dated ilanuary 7. 1970. comending Po1ice Officer Rrdolph Rr.rhl concerning anincident involving tle future son-in-law of Ur. crosst 2. A ccrmunication frm Ur. and Mr8. !,ta:( cray, 3121 Rivera Drive, corplimenting the services rendered the ccmnunity by ttre BurlingamePolice Department t 3. A cqrmunication from the United Stat6s/texico SiEter Cities Associa-tion, announcing the Seventh Annua1 Conference of the Association, to be held in Taxco, cuerreo, Irlexi co, on Septelribe t 3, 4, 5, and 6, L97O.Ihe cmnunication was referred to Mr. Ben L. Hechinger, Preaident, Burlingame Si star City Cmittee, 4. A report frcra the Burlingame Chanber of Cmerce for services to be rendered the City of Burlingame frqn ilanuary 1, 1970 throughltarch 31, 197O; ZLa:. 5. A cqmlunication frm the California State Co11egle, Hayrrard, announcing a conference on IntergovernnentaL Relations to be held at the Holiday Hou8e, Ealn ard, on atanuary 30 and 31, 19701 5. A cmuni cation fro the college of San llateo, announcing a 'citizen seui-nar' on "Bealth in the seventiea' to be conducted on Saturday, January 31, 1970, at the college of san llateoi and 7. A aketch of the ne!x, location of the storage roql at the Recreation center. Bubrdtted by xingeford Jones, Architect. In reply to the Chair, the City llanager advised ttrat the buildling plan haa been revised to re-locate the storage atructure tselve feet southerly, at no coat to the city. Uayor llartin recmnended that a written notification to that effect be suhmitted to Council frm the Architect. I{ARR,AIIT APPROVAL RefGing to the list of Claims and Allorances, iranuary, 1970, the Chair questioned the expendi ture of $569.?4' lieted under l{arrant No. 4467, for "c!r *11 repair' and $1,95L.42, listed under warrant No. 4543, for "plumbing supplies. t On the former inguiry, tlre Chief of Police advised that the Police car lras danaged bt, a truck and a clain was filed; hohtever, because of the circur0atances of the driver of the trucl( an inaurance adjustrent frdthat source is queationable. the City Engineer was requested by the Chair to subnit an itemized listof the pluribing supplies noted on warrant No. 4543. [,arrantg for the Month of January, 1970, Nos. 4385-4574. in t]re total anount of 9244.116.14, duly audited, were approved for palment on motion of Counci lnan Grosby, seconded by counci lman Amstrup and carried. PAYROLL APPNOVAL PayEoll l{Errants, uonth of Decenlrer, 1969, Nos. 9274-98LO. in the total anount of 5166,793.19, were approved on notion of Counci lman Crosby, seconded by Counci lnan Anstrup and carried. COMUISSION APPOINTUE}IT - BEATIIIPI CATION COMI,TISSION uayor Urrtin announced tlre confirmation by Council of the appointnent ofH.s. Barbara Jeanne Dietrl, 1324 Edgehill Drive, as a menbr of the Beauti fication cmission. HOIIARD AVENI'E PIAIERCI,IND PARK lhe City Manager reported that l{r. ilohn L}mch, Condemnation Proceedings Attornetr, has reccrmended that rather than negotiating the acquisition ofLt rBr on mmboldt Road, in the area of tlre Horard Avenue playground, through life tenancy or an option to purchaEe proceas, it be purchased outright. fihe City lranage!.r l,aE requeated to proceed with negotiations as recorEtrended. AD\]U'F&{MENT A mcment of gll'ence was observed by all in attendarce, aE a tribute to Counci.Lrltr Edvard D. ceorge. lltre neeting was thereafter adjourned at11:15 p.n. by uayor trlartin. APPRO1IED: D, IIARTTN, !{AYOR CI,ERX