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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1969.11.171?O' Burlingame, California Noverober 17, 1969 REGT'IAR UEETING A regular meeting of the Burlingare City Council was held on the above given date. the neeting l,"as called to order at 8:10 p.m.r by uayor R. D. uartin. l. At word fro the Chair, all in the council Charobere aroae and gave the Pledge of Allegiance to tlre Flag. 2. Upon Roll Call, those present weres Councilmen: Anatrup-Crosby- George-l{artin. Councilnan Johnaon, abaent becauee of illneaa, vas excused. 3. fhe [inutes of the regular meeting of Novetlber 3, 1959, suhittedto council previously. were approved and adopted. VIESTERN UNION SAII'RDAY CI'SING A meno from the city Uanager, dated November 13, 1969, advised ofthe proposed closing of the local Weatern Union office on Saturdaya tincoaing service will be provided by the San ttlteo office and out-going telegrams and noney orders may be aent through the local creyhoud Bus office. Tlhe report wes acknowledged and placed on file. 2. REVISED LIST CAPITAL EXPEIiIDITURES FO R USE IN THE T{EW CIIY HALL OFFICES A meno froD the City llanager, dated November 13, 1969, referred toan itemized liEt of additional eupplies, naterials and equipnentrequired in the operation of the new City Ealt and recmended thttthe st.ur of $6,347.00 to purchase ttte itens be auttrorized. A motion introduced { Counci Iman ceorge approving t}re expenditureas outlined and recmnended by the City llanager, was seconded by Councilnan Anatrup and unani.moualy carried. 3. BRONZE PI.,AOT'E TNSTALI"ATION A cmunication was received frqa Albert w. Kahl, city HaIl Architect, dated November I, 1969, suboitting a copy of a proposed bronze plaqueto be installed at the new city IIaIl, Iisting the council nenbers narnes in alphabetical order and including the name of fomer Uayor and Councilman w. H. Diederichsen, with ttre year of his birth andthe year of his demiae. In reply to an inquiry frm Councilnan Crosb!, concerning the deletionof the word 'Mayor' after the r,rords nR. D. Ir{artin " the Chair explained that the formulation of plans for the City Ha1l project progreasd under the chairmanship of three former !{ayora lnd that Council had previously detemined to eliminate the word '!iayor. " llhe najority of Council having confirroed the statenent of the Chair, the Architect was authorized to place an order for the bronzeplaque aa preaented. 4 . CIIY TTALL "CIIANGE ORDERS .. CONTI RIIIED A cmunication dated November 13, 1969, fraa the ci ty HaU Architect tranEnitted to council after the closing of the Agenda, waa receLved for an action on thia evening. Itre ccrnnunication et forth a list of change orderg affecting the ne* city Harl and an action nas taken by council as forlcks: COI{MUNICATIONS 1. 17,7- CHAIIGE O RNO.4 (a) Mdtitiohal electrlcal outIEtF requgstd by the Rrildlhg Departr0ent 3 O) correction of an eror in the coordination of plr.ubing andelectrical drawings; (c) Additional sun required for Council Chambera lighting fixture, approved by council notion at its last regular rneeting i and (d) Provide furring, lathiDg and plaster on the underside of ttre recond floor platfo! s. counciLman cro8by moved that the foregroing changee in the work order,in a total additional expenditure of $2,234.33, be authorized, geconded bV Co$ciLnan Anatrup and unaninous ly carried. CIIANGE ORDER NO. 5 !o provide all labor and naterials necesaary to lorer ten lightingfixtures in Coridors 106 and 1O7 and Lo provide furring, lathing and plaster around each fixture at no charge to the city. APProval waa given by Council. CIIA}TGE ONDER ITO. 6 To incEeaae ttre itine of cotpletion' thirty-six calendar dlrys frm the 299 calendar daye provided in ttre contract, to 335 calendar daya,for days logt in construction due to circungtances beyond the control of the contractor and Saturdays and sundays accunulated bryz reason of the above. Counci Iman crosby moved ttrat ttre increaee in the time of ccmPletion be extended to a total of 335 calendar daya ae requested, seconded by councilnan Amstrup and unanimously carried. uayor l,iartin obeerved that the cmplelion date will run into February of 1970. 5. PROPOSED TINGS TN RE: MTER OUALI IY P ROBLEMS A c@unication was received frcrn the state Water Resourcea control Board, dated Noveober 7, 1969, and referred to a coPy of a letter forrarded to the Chairman of the San lilateo County Board of Supei-vigors, urging tlre cooperation of all waste dischargers in San Mateo County by meeting with the Water Quality Board to discuse both the present and the future \rater quality Prograns in San Francisco Bay. ltre city Bngineer, appointed by Council to set!.ve on a proposed San Mateo County Heter Quality Advisory cqurittee, advised of hisintention to attend such neetings, when scheduled. RESOLUTIONS RE SoLITTION NO. 89-59 "Authorizi ng Execution of Agreement By and Between Eha eity of suriingane and Royaton, I{ananoto, Beck and Abey, A Corporation, Iandscape Architect, For the Preparation of working Drawinga and SPecifications for ltrree Ba8eball Fields and Related Improvenents Part of Phase I, Ball Field cmplex, Bahside Park MaEger Plan" wag introduced for passage on notion of Councilman crosby, seconded bry Councilman ceorge and unaninously adopted upon Roll CaIl. ORD fNAlIcE S - Consideration thereof. ORDINANCE NO. 9O4 "Anendi ng Sec. 2203 (al and (b) of the UniformBuildlng-cEe;-f%4 Edition Ey Adding sec. 18.o8.245 to the uunicipal Code Providing for Fl. re Protection of Exterior Walls and Openings in ',typ€ V Rrildings' waa given its second reading and upon motion of r,7A Councilman Arnatrup, seconded by Counci lroan Crosby, said Ordinance paesed its second reading and wae adopted by the follo\ring RoU CalI vote ! Ayes: Councilnen: Anstrup-crosby-George-MartinNoes: councilmen: None Absent Council^nen: ilohnson ORDINAIICE NO. 905 '\rniforn Building code, 1967 Edition AdoptlonEI Re?erenaf=arle regularly beforE council for firet reading. A Deno fro the City Attorney, dated November L7,. L969. advised thatthe Fire Chief hae requeErted additional revisione within the textof the proposed ordinance that should be accomplished prior to theintroduction of ttre ordinance for firat reading. First reading of the ordinance was held in abeyance and the subjectof ttre propo8ed revlsions held for diEcussion at the Council etudy neeting of Decenber 3. ACKNOWI,EDGEMENTS Uayor l{artin acknc*rledged receipt of the following: COMMUNICATTONS 1. Frm the San tlateo County Fair and Convention Aaaociation,submitting a quarterly report on the 'Convention-Visitore BureauActivity' within San ltateo County. The report initiated a diecuseion among Council on the Citlz's yearlycontribution of funds to ttre Conventlon Bureau in relation to the anount contributed by the County of San ltateo and municipalitieawithin the county. Councilman Anatruprs suggeation that a representative frm the Convention Agsociation be invited to a CouncLl etudy meetlng toexplain the polieiea of the Bureau ras endorsed by Council. Councihan George c@ented on the funds allocated fron transienttax revenue for thie particular purpoae and in referring to a recentarticle wherein it was indicated that the City of San ateo rrouldprefer to activate their 6{rn convention center, recmended that thecity of Burlingane investigate the feaslbllity of establishing asinilar center. ltle City ltanager stated that his office would invite Director !,li llanof the Convention Bureau to a Council atudy neeting. llayor Uartin recomended that an audit relative to the City.sallocation of $10,000.OO per year to ttre San Uateo County Conventl.on Bureau be suhitted to Council. 2. From urs. WiUiam ar. Campau, 1415 Alvarado Avenue, A. C. Olehen, 28OO Eillside Drive, Drs. Henry S. Richanbach and Sanuel R. Leavitt, 1750 EI cani no Real, !lr. and Mrs. FranciE R. Iranrahan. L4L2 Alvarado Avenue, Mr. and Urs. cerald A. Rartnett, 26L6 Eiuside Drlve, Mr. and Ittrs. Charles B. Uccuigan, 2O1O HiUside Drive and r.E. GilbertRodli, Jr., 30O7 Hillside Drive, each cmending the BurlinganePolice Chief and his oepartrnent for the efficient and effective operation in m.intaining order in the vicinity of Hillside Circle on Hallorre ten; 3. Fr6 the Eighth crade Confirmation Clags of Christ Ltrtheran Church dated November 1O, 1969, thanking Council for authorizing adelay in the placement of ChristnaE decorationa this yeari and ORDINAIICE S - Introduction thereof: 1?B 4. Pr@ Dr. ilohn H. Gaye, Staff Phyaician, San Mateo County Depart-nent of Public Health, 839 llalnut Avenue, dated Octobe r 23, L969,recmending specific neaaures to be taken prior to the corurencementof the San Franciaco trhter Departnent ' s pipe line proJect. UINUIES AND REPORTS Ihe l.lonthly actlvity reports fron the Police and Fire Departnenta, l4inutee frq! the Public Library Board, October 21 and lll.nutes frsothe Burlingane Beautification Conmission, Novenber 6, 1969. OI,D BUSIIIESS None xEw suslNEss 1. ELACTION BO:ARD OT' $'PETIVISORS counciLnan Anatrup comentd upon an approach nade b!' a council in another c@uni ty to the Board of Supervisora encouragi.ng theselection of toembers ttrrough elections -by district' rather than by electionE "at large' and the c reation of a seven-medber Board,stating that in his opinion, the propoeals have merit. ltayor ltartin concurred and recalled ttrat Council is on record ae having endorsed the election "by district" and auggeated that thecity ltanager re-confirm the position of counci I by cmunicatingwith tlre Board of Superviaors. CIVIL DEEENSE-DI SASTER PREPAREDNESS. counci lman ceorge referred briefly to an increase in the county-wideCivil Defense budget and the proposed purchase of passenger bueee and traveling cranes and stated his interest in attending the forttrccming Civil Defenae-Diaaster Preparedness neeting. 3. EURI'HER COUMU}irICATIONS ACXNOWIJDGED Additlonal ccmrunicationa received by Council were recorded frqathe folloring: 1. Fr6 the National I€ague of Citles, United States conference of Ir{ayors, dated Novenber L2,' L969, requesting a contribution frorn theCity in the anount of 9100.00 for nembership in the Ilown Affiliation Association of the u. s., Inc. for a period of one yeart 2. Frm the Electrj.cal contractora of San llateo County, dated November L2, L969, with a notification that from the reeults filedat the conclusion of a cdrpilation of statistics by the Internat,ional Agsociation of Electrical InspectorE, it is indicated that no changesare necesaary in the Electrical codeE of San Mateo county and its municipalitiea; 3. Fr6 Tlhmas U. Jenkins, l{ayor, City of San Carlos and !,tary W. nenderaon, counciLDan, City of Redwood City, each dated November 12, 1969, ackncnrledging an invitation to the City'e dedication of the Sever Ereatnent Plant and expressing regret on their inabilityto be Present. A brief discusaion aroae on the euccess of the dedication cerenonies,\rith counci lman Amatrup er<pressing disappoinunent that in via of theCity of Burlingame's out8tanding achievement and its effect onthe rSaving the Bay" proglram, there was 1ittl€ publicity and notelevision coverage. 4. Frqn Edward if. Leis, 1041 litorrell Avenue, dated November 14,1969, thanking Council for ttre privilege of serving on the Health,Safety & Traffic &rEri saLon and expressing regret that eircumatances make lt necenlrary that his name be wi thd rawn for reappointrBent. z. ff4 lrhe city clerk was requested to cmtrend the Cityrs former Fire Chief and long tine menber of the Cmiseion, for hia devoted service to the City through his affiliation t ith the Eealth, Safety & Traffic Cmnission. 5. Fro Robert B. St. Clair, Chai rman, County of San l{ateo Boardof Supervisors, dated October 30, 1969, regueating that Council arrange for a nutually agreeable time in which he rnay neet rvi th repreaentatives fr6l the various North county citie8 to confer on the subject of the San Franciaco jail facility. The City Manager was requested to aelect a delegate and to sonotify llrs. Sinclair, a staff m€mber in the office of Chaimanst. clair. 6. From the Kiwani E Club of Brrlingame, dated November 13, 1959, addressed to the City Planner, cmending hia excellent presentation of the City's General Plan at, a recent meeting of the Club; 7. Frm the San tlateo County Regional Planning Cmittee's noina-ting cmittee, of whieh Ilayor Martin Ls a nember, suhitting aroater of nmineea to be elected at the ceneral RPC meeting on tlovember 20,' L969 t 8. From the City l,ianager, dated November 13, 1959, listirq memberaof Clty ccrudssions who have indicated they wlll or will not accept reappointnent. Monday, Decenber 1, 1969, was scheduled ag the final date in whichto sub[i t naroeg for Couri ssion appointnent8 t 9. Frqa the city uanager, dated Novenber 13, 1959, stating hisintention to take the remaining daye of hi8 annual vacation duringthe laEt week in Novernber and the first week in Decenber. STAII'S I,E EARON HOEL council referred to memos frqn the City Planner, concerniDg theI€ Baron Botel and the many areaa within the hotel where nanagenent has failed to cqBply with pre-construction prmiEea and tofuIfill the terms under r*hich the variance was approved. considerable discussion on the eeriousneEe of the conplaintsregistered against the hotel concluded with the city tlanager requeatedto aak the manager of the Le Baron Hotel to meet with Council onthe evening of the next atudy meeting, scheduled December 3, 1969. council further reguested the city Planner to furni sh counci I witha caplete itenized accounting of the problena with the llotel in advance of the study meeting. (he city P1anner, in reply to an inquiry frm Counci lman crosby concern-ing the atatur of a car-rental agens:/ in the imediate area, statedthat the condition hae worsened. llhe city Pl.nner waa requeated to sutni t a sritten report to Council. VARR,A}IT-PAY ROIJJ APP RO\TAL 9,erranta, Noveldber, 1969, duly audited, Nos. 4000-4194. in the anountof $251,990.31, \rere approved for palment on notion of councillan crosby seconded by counci &nan Aostrup and carried.Payroll nalrants, october, 1969, uog. 8119-8553, in the .nount of $L67,229.6L, irere approved on motion of councilman croaby, geconded by counci&nan ceorge and carried. AD'OI'AIDiENT Itre meetiDg was adj ourned at 9:O5 p.m., by ua . Martin.,ah RBERf . WHITE APPROVED: .,R. D RT R city clerk