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Burlingame,
April 3,
Cali fornia
L967
CAIJ TO ORDER
A regular reeting of the Burli.ngane city council vae held on the above
given date. l{€eting called to order at 8:00 p.m., - Hayor ceorge in
the Chair.
PLBME OF ALLEGIArcE
At word fra the Chair, all in the eouncil Chanber aroae and gave
the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
PrGsent - councilmen : croaby-Diederlchaen-Georgedohnson-MartinAbsent - Counclloen ! Non€
nI}IrllEs
Ihe ninutes of the regular reeting of Harch 20, L967, submittedpreviously to Council were approved and adopted.
CORPORATION ANNE'(
BidE authoriz€d b!, Council for advertiaement for the conatruction of
a storage Annex at the Corporation Yard, opened at 1O:3O a.m., on
llarch 29, 196?, s€re declared as follots:
BIDDER
96 , 906. so
A conmunication fron ttre Director of Public work8, dated uarch 29,
1967, recomended that a eontract be awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder, the P. D. sperry e6pany, in ttre total atDount of 96, L27.7O.
A concurrence in the recom€ndation by the City llanager rras footnoted
on the communication.
RESOLI TTON NO. 23-67
Annex, JoE No. 66-18"for paesage on motion
Diederichsen and unan
(b)I,AG I'NA TENN r c T RBSURFAC T!re
Bida received for the Reaurfacing of the Itguna Avenue Sennis eourt,authorized by Council for advertlaenent anil opened at 11:O0 a.D., on
Itarch 29, 1967, were declared as follows:
BIDDER TOTAI. BID
F. D. Sperry Company
fpsr ie Paving coparqt
Kunz Paving eo.B. Fontana Conpany
Bngineer'a Eatl.mate
"Auarding Contract for Corporation Yard Storage
(Pred D. Sperry, tr., $6,L27.7O' eaa intrducedof CouncilDan irohnaon, seconded try Councilnan
irrcus ly adopted upon RolI call.
486.00
18s. OO
$6,600.O0
A recommendation from the Director of tublic Works that the contract
b9 awarded to the lotdeat responsible bidder, llalott and Peteraon,in a comunicatlon sublitted under date of arch 29, L957, waa con-
curred in try the city uanager i.n a footnote merrc to council.
RESoLt TIoN No. 24-57 "Awardi ng Contract for TenniE Court Resurfacing -
Laguna Avenue - Job No. 67-L4" (ltalott & Peteraon-crundy, 94,686.00)was lntroduced h,l, Councilman Johnaon, who noved its paaaage, Eecondedby Councilnan Diederichsen and unaninously adopted upon RoIl ca1l.
ltalott and Peterson
vr. Yr. Lang
Englneer's Eatimate
$4,
5,
BIDS (a)
IIEM TOTAL
$6, L27 .7O
6,252.45
6, 490 .?6
7,524.35
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I. COHPIiINT RE: PARK ADTACEItT
STEIIENS ttOItIE, 1521 BAI.BOA AVB.
A cormunication rras read from tlr. Robert S. webber, Attorn€y-at-Itrr,
dated ilarch 29, L967. advising Council that his firn representsllr. araEea C. Stevens, lrho haa reaidenti.l property at I25I Balboa
Avenue and requesting permiasion to acquaiat Council uith problaaariaing in connection with a recreational facility adjacent tothe reeidence.
A n !0o fr6 the eity Uanager, dat€d llarch 30, 1967, advised that the
conplaint of !tr. stevena has b€en in the proeesa of inveatigation
and that his Office recomnds that the aUeged 'nuisance" be
investigated before changes are uade to the play area provided
children.
l,E. Vlebber, identifying hinself aa !tr. Steven'E attorncy, suboltteda rough sketch to indicate the location of the residential property to
the City-s playground area.
Ht. Wabber stated ttrat the facility sas inetalled eight to tcn nontha
ago and j.ncludes a gand pit, typical playground eguipment for amallchildren ard a slide partl,cularly creating a nuisance to the er(tentthat the residence is untenantable.
A tape recording of the noige nade bt, children uaing the slide,
taken on Sunday, April 2, 1967, at 3:00 p.m., in back of a ten foot
fence conatruct€d by the City, a planting area and a thicik wooden
fence inatalled hy the property owner, was played to substantiatethe nuisance claim.
l,lr. t{ebber stated that in addition to the nuisance of t}re slide,
teenager8 enter the unlocked palk late in the evening to u8e thefacilitiee and that rand placed in the park ia carried htr th6 wlndl
and dleposited into the hone; that it ia the request of th6 ounerthat theae dj.sturbing faetors be either renoved or replaced.
In reply to councilman Diederichaen, llr. stevens stated that he
noved into the hore approxiEately five years ago at a tinc rrhen the
subject property was a wooded creek areai that he had been living
on the property for a period of at leaat three years be fore he was
aware that a plan for a park for small children was in formatlon.
Itlr. stevena, to CouncilDan irohnaon's inquiry, advieed that his current
conplainta are the only source of disturbance.
i rles Prancard, at the requ€st of the Chair, identified hinself as
suE €rintendent of Parks and apoke on hia previous rreetings with!tr. stevena. suggesting that a liat of dj.sturbances be 8ub.0itted.
A brief discuesion between I'lr. stevens arlil the Plrk sup€rintenilent
concluded with the latter advieing that the slide could be relocatedbut in his opinion, the replaceD€nt of the sand, waa another natter.
In a series of irquirieg concerning the issuc on sand, the Park
Superintendent adviaed that the course grade of river aand placed
in the playground is easier to Eaintain than other material.
Ithe clty Engineer, in reply to Councilnan l,l,artin, atated that a
culvert was inatalled anil covered with f,ill originating frour
the drainage ditch.
Councilnan Uartin comented that in his opinion, it was the "silt"eoenating frqn the fill naterial, rather than the aand from the
playground that is evidenced in the hone.
I.E. Stevena suggeated that the araa be police patrolled at regrular
intervala during the night to diacourage the congregation at t€en-
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Councilman Martin stated that this particular problem is prevelant
throughout the park aleas and suggested that the City Hanager alert
the Police Departnent to patlol the city parka rDore diligently.
fn sumarizing the focal points of disturbance, Council thereafterauthorized (1) the renoval of the slide frqr the playground,(2) tUe planting of more shrubbery between city and private property
and (3) a more extensive police patrol, particularly throughoutthe late hours of the evening.
2. STREET NAUE "VALI,EJo'' To "FRo}ITERA"
A rnerrc from the City lianager, dated Uarch 30, 1967. advised thatthe city of trtillbrae hag consented to the change in the street nameof "Vallejo" to " Erontera" in the block lying west of tlurchison
Drive.
fn a verbal report to Council, the City I{anager advised that hisoffice has received no opposition from property ournera in the area
and the City Attorney was was directed to prepare legislationto effectuate the proposed change.
Concurring rrith a recorunendation from Councilman Crosby, the City
uanager waE requested blr council to solj.cit a written confir:nation
from ttr. R. Douglas Pringle, rrhose skyline proiect lies h,ithin thearea, through certified letter procedure.
3. INST,RANCE PAYROLT DEDI,CTIONS
A memo from the City Nanager, dated iiarch 3O, 1967, advised thatFire Department personnel has requested a payroll deduction of
insurance premiuns to corumence April 20, 1967.
A commrnication from the members of the Burlingane Fire Department
dated Iarch 30, 1967, explained that a low-cost "Group Life
Insurance Plan" has been made available to firenen through member -ship in the California State Piremen's Association, with payroll
deductions included as one of the provisions for obtaining theparticular plan; thirty-nine m€dberg of the Fire Department have
s igned applications and permiasion ia therefore requested to perEitpayroll deductions for paynents of premiuns effective on April 20
and on the 20th of each subseguent month.
In reply to an inquJ.ry fron l{ayor ceorge concerning a paragraphin his memo, that "the fire department members will harril le their
own changes when they ariae" the City Uanager explained that the
numerous functione of the Payroll Clerk leould be le ssened with Fireperaonnel processing details in changes.
A notion was introduced by Councilman ltartj.n, secorded b!, councilman
ilohnson and unanimously carried, that monthly payroll deductionsfor the described insurance premiums be authorized.
4 PLT'UB ING REPI,ACEMENT WASHTMiTON PARK
A menp fron the City anager, dated March 3O, 1967, advised that
subaequent to the last study rneeting anal as authorized by Council,bids for the instalLation of unbreakable facilities and equipmentto replace plumbing fixturee danagea by acts of vandalism j.n
washington Park, rrere received from the folloring:
A. H. Dittnann, Inc.
Lauder llunbing, Inc.$2,49O.OO
2, 300 . oo
It hras th€ reco uendation of the City [anager that the bid of
Iauder Plumbing, Inc. be approved, with the cost thereof expendedfro monies availible in the budget of the Park Departnent.
In reply to Councilman Diederichsen's irquiry concerning theadvieability of purchasing ineurance to replace city property
damaged by vandalism, the Ci.ty ltanager advised that the insurance
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for this particular type coverage is excessively costly.
Also in reply to Councilman Diedericheen, the Park Superintendent
advieed that plunbing facilities to be installed are of ca8t
aluminum material, unbreakable and coneidered " vandal-reaistant. "
Councilman Cro8b,!, rnoved that a contract be awarded to IrauderPludbing, Inc. for the inetallation e the quoted bid price of
$2,3O0.0O, seconded bly Councilnan Johnaon and unaniroously carried.
4. SCIIEDT'LE SE9IER PIANT IT,TPROVEIIIENTS
A meroo from the City Uanager, dated t{arch 30, 1967, reportedthat in confornance wlth ttre Echedule for Serrer Plant improve-nenta, the next step recites that "April 3, 1967" reguirea
"Complete studies to determine best eethod8 of financing the
proj ect . "
I}re City Uanager, in sooe detail, outlined financial procedureaavailable, concluding that "it rpuld geen prudent to indl.cate that
an appropriate bond iseue will be eubnitt€d to the people, thearcunt to be determined after our budget is etudied anal thereEults of our Ped€ral application obtained. "
Uayor George auggested, with Council concurring, that action betentatively withheld pending an announcenent anticipated in ituneor July concerning the availability of Federal Rrrrdls applied fortl, the City.
5. GRAEAI,T T1' SERV ICE REQIIEST RB:
Bt RL,IIIGAT,IE IANB P EDESTR,IAN WAIJ(
A rneno from the City ltanager, dated Uarch 30, 1967, sub!0ittedproposale from ltr. Earry s. GrahaD, itr., oxner of Graham T1, &Electric Service, to inprove Burlingam lane, located at therear of atores on Bur lingane Avenue fr@ tprton Avenue to Park
Road.
council acknoledged a communicatlon received fron llr. Grahan,
dated l6rch 23, L967, who adviaed that his buainege is locatedat 12L2 Bur lingame Ipne, a "non-Banctioned city address. "
l[he coomunication requeeted that Council consider: (t] that
Burlingame Iane be a legally sanctioned addreas anal poated assuch: (21 that Burlingame lane, fron Lrton Avenue to a point whereprivate parking ig available at the rear of Burlingare Avenueatorea, be a pedestrian wall ray; that ttre arca privately'orrned,
remain an entrlmay for delivery trucks and private parking, withthe only atructural change neceasary therefor, to provide an
entranc€ fron the parking lot directly eaat of the building nor
occuped ht7 irenkel-Davidson.
Reforring to the city t{anager's sugge8tion in his nemo. Council
concurred to refer the natter of the walkway and the linit€d truck
entrance to tlE Plannl.ng ComiaElon for i.nveatigation and report.
6. RESI'RFACING STRAE?S PROGRAT{
A n€rlo from the City l.tan ger, dated llarch 30, 1967, referrd to areport fron the Director of Public worka, outli.ning the atreet
resurfacl,ng progran proposed for the current {iacal year and
adviaing that bids will be present€d for Council'8 considerationat the no.t regular neeting.
An accompanying tabulation of city streets, prepared andt 8ubmitted
tryz the Dircctor of hrblic worka, lndicated those prolroGed for re-
aurfacl.ng under current budget allocrtions, wlth intentl.on to
also rasurface the entire section of california Drive from oak
Grove Avenue to Broaduay from applicable Gaa Ta:( nrrds.
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7 CAROIAN AVENUE EI(TENSION
A comunication was read fr6 tlr. Edsin t. Pierce, Chairnan, city
Planning Co@iasion, dated ilarch 27, L967, suggesting, that wlthtentative approval received fron the State Division of llighwayefor the conEtruction of an on grade off lane frm the Bayshore
FreeMray at lhrsten Road, prelininary studied be nade on thefeasibility of ortending Carolan Avenue north to join with l,larsten
Road, to provide an alternate route to by-paas and to rell,ev€trafflc congeation at Rollins Road and Broadway. A aketch of the
propoaed route accompanied the conrmrnication.
In reply to Council inquiriee, the City Engineer advised that hi8office has not been so notified try the state Eighrday Division; thatit was his understanding that the propoeal has been proJect byCol. E. L. Norberg and that no atudy hae been made try members of
the City'8 staff.
Following a brief discussion, the subject was referred to the council
study meeting of April 5, L967, scheduled to consider Broadway
Overpass propoaals currently on file with the City.
uayor Ceorge Euggeated to the reportera preaent to publicize the
Echeduled Overpasa study meeting.
8. 1037 BAYSHORE OCCI'PANCY VIOIATIONS
A connnnication fron the city Planner, dated uarch 29, L967, reported
recent circumatances .rrising from an inveetigation into the extentof the comnercial use of prop€rty identified as 1037 Bayshore
Boulevard, zoned from industrial to fourth residential at the
request of the property ovrner in 1963 and the disclosure of theillegal occupancy of the property.
Iha City Planner adviaed that three of the tenants have applied for
and have been granted varl.ances for a period of one year, that theprop€rty o*ner and the renaining tcnants, having disregardedcitations issued, it was the recomendation of the Planning com-
miasion that appropriate legal action be authorized and directedagainst the owner of the property and any peraona so engaged in
business in conflict with city ordinances.
Council, concurring with the recommendation, authorized the city
Attorney and the eity anager to proceed with an action against
t]rose in violation thereof.
9. AIRPORT ART DTSPLAY
A cmunication was read fron Dale Perkin8, Art Consultant,
Burlingatoe School District, aated March 24, L967, directing att€ntionto a children'a art $ork display at the San Franciaco InternationalAirport and inviting council to review the exhibit.
Councilnan Crosbt, reported his visitation to the exhibit, observingthat the display "is a credit to the eiry."
Councilman Johnson suggeated that Council menbers also revies thediaplay and that their cormente be transnitted to !8. ceorge V.White, SiuE erintendent of Sichoola and the art consultant aaaociatedwith the Burlingane School District.
10. APPEAL VARIA!rcE 760 WALNUT AVENI'E
A corE[unication was read from Mr. iranes Popin, 760 lyalnut Avenue.dated [arch 29, L967, appeallng to eouncil to reconsider a variance
requested to pemit a reEubdiviEion of their property, dented b1zthe Planning eomnisEion at its regrular neetlng on ltarch 2?.
A hearj.ng rras thereafter scheduled before Council at its regular
rneeting on april L7, L967 -
1I. APPEAL PECIAL PERI{IT IADY ANGELS CIIURCEs
A petition waE acknowledged bearing the si.gnatures of threnty-five
proE erty ffnera, dated ttlarch 30, 1967, appealing the decie ion ofthe Planning Comission in approving a special pertsit grant€d
olrr f/acly of Angels Church to conatruct a nul.ti-purpoee building
on Cortez Avenue, between HiUside andl Ea8ton IEives.
A ptrblic hcaring before Cqrncil wag echcduled for eprl,l L7, L%7.
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T'ITFI}IISII@ BUSINESS
1. COIITRACTS RE: RECREATION CBNTER-
WATERFROMT AREA-SSWER TRE.ATMENT PI,AIM
Ihe City Attornqa, in reply to inguiriea fron t ayor ceorg€ and
from councilman Diedericheen, concerning dispoEition of contractsrecently authorized by Council, advised that contracts for
"Recreation center Improvenenta " and "waterfront Area rmprove-
oentsn are currently awaiting signature b1z the respective archi-tects anil that the contract for " Serrage Treatment Plant Inprove-
roents " has been si.gned bV the consulting Engineer.
"i,T,M(" CAR STATE LETSI.,,ATTVE MEASI'RE
lhyor George referred to a corMunication received from the cityof Paclfica, dated ilarch 24, 1967, on the subj ect of "Junk cars"
and spoke on a state legislative proposal (AB 805) devieed toeliminate the grotring problem of "ihrnk " cars left abandoned
and unclaiDed on city and Etate properties.
Pointing out that atatistica indicate there are eleven nillioncars in the State of California, fiayor ceorge stated that the
increaEe in the number of abandoned "junk" vehicles iE inurinent
and that the subjects merits study.
In reply to the Chair, fraffic Director Robert Hintermann, in
attendance, reported tlrat approxinately twenty cara a month areleft abardoned on city streeta in BurlingarEe. In explaining thedisposal procedure on unclaimed vehleles, the TraffiG Directorstated that tou fees are paid from "lien aales" proceeda andthat nonies received in excess are collected by the state.
ACKNOVIIJDGMENTS
Council acknowledged couaunicationg from the Burlingane Civil Service
E@lolrees' Aasociation, Inc. ard from the Association'8 Pl.re
Department repreEentative, expressing appreciation to Council for
recent salaly increases and nlnutes froo the Planning, th€ ltrealth,
sa fety & raffi.c and the Parking corutiasions.
BIJRT.,INGAI,IE HILLS ASS€IATTON REPORT
councilman l{artin reported briefly on a letter he has recei.ved
from !lr. Sylvan Uayaer, President, Burlingame Hil1s Asaociation,
and an inquiry concerning council's lntereEt in conferring wit-Lthe Burlingame Eills hm€otvners on the subject of "annexation. "
councilman l,lartin, appointed by councll some time prior, asliaigon to meet on occasion with Aseocia tion nernbers, stated that
copiee of the commrnication would be furnished council.
IAW ENFORC El,IEt{E PROGRAI,I
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I{EW BUSTNESS
1.
Councilman Johnson repor ted on her attendance at a recent special
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eventa progrram held at the Burlingane High School sponaored by
the Odd Felloss and the Rebecca lalges of San Uateo County, honoring
Iaw enforcenent officers frm San Francisco and san Uateo Counties,
on which occaEion, BurlingarE Police ehief, carl !t. Lollin, was
one of the recipients of an honroary certif,icate presented by
Pglice Chief Ton cahill, of the City of san Prancisco, in behalf ofthe EponEors.
2. sAN UAEO COrrNTr UAvm,S COUt{erL
Councilnan Diedericheen reported on hig attendance at a recent
roeeting of the san Uateo County Council of Uayors, in the Cityof south san Etancisco, at which time an interesting and informative
report on the "future of the airport" was given hy l{r. George
Eanson, llanager, san Francisco Airport.
I{ayor ceorge spoke briefly on the lilayors' Council's adoption ofa new set of bylaws and t}te concern of the council with phasesof ABAG, rherein the principle of "home rule" is in j eopardy.
3. CoMI{UNTCATIoNS RE: PAcc OPPOSTTIoN
Mayor George acknotrledged Council'a receilt of fourteen comnunica-tions in proteat to the weatbay Corrnunity Asgociates' propoaal
(PACC) to fill areas of the bay and advised that the proposedproject j-s currently in a stage of converEation only.
4. "BLT'E COLIAR WORKERS" AND T'NION
tlayor George referred to a memo frqr Councilman ilohnson, employeeliaigon, advising that employees within the public works department,
labeled "blue collar workers" have been in contact rrith Unionofficials and that the possibility of Denbership may be avertedif Council will neet with enployee representatives for discuEeion.
councilDan irohnaon suggestd, in a verbal report, that council
"not aasume that salaries are the main isauer" that eEplolrees inquestion "fee1 they have no representation" to preaent theirgrievance and it was her recomnendation that a meeting be scheduled.
NOUINATTONS I{EW OFFICERS
(a)ELECT ION CHAIRIIAN-I{AYOR
Noniaations were declared open b1z the Chair for the position of
Chairman of the Council and [ayor of the eity of Burlingame.
Counc ilman Johnson placed the name of Councilnan V{erner H. Diederichseni n nomination, seconded ty Councilnan ltartin and there being nofurther noninations, a unanimous ballot was cast for Councilman
Diederichsen as chairman-uayor for the forthcoming year.
(b) ILECTION MAYOR.PRO TEII{PORE
Nominations were declared open b,y the Chair for the position of
Chairman-uayor Pro Tempore.
Councilman Crosb,y placed the nane of Councilman Johnson in nomination,
seconded by Councilman Diedericheen ard there being no furthernonLnation, a unanimous baUot hraa caat for Councilman alohnnon as
Chairnan-Uayor Eo Tempore for the forthcoming year.
PRESENTATTONS AND IIflTRODUCTIONS
In relinquishing the Chair, Councilman ceorge addreesed a fe$appropriate leord8 to Uayor Diederichsen and expressed his appreciationfor being accorded the privilege of working this past year erith a
An iEeue on whether to meet j-n an executive session or in an open
meeting, was resolved by Council scheduling a neeting qrith an employeegrbance conmittee on wednesday, April L2, L967, at 4:oo p.m., in theCity llall eouncil chanbers.
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cooperative Council and to have served a City ao endeared to him.
l,tayor Dlederichsen acceptd the gavel of office and read a
coDgEatulatory telegram received from Police chief [ollin. In
acknoirledging the honor bestorred upon hin and observing that thecity ia faced with problems, Uayor Diederichsen expressed his
confidence that "vrorking aE a team. " with the cooperationof the citizene of Burlingare and the City's staff, Council
can continue to make the City of Burlingane a better place tolive.
t0r. and litrs. Yfalter Knapp, Itr. Bill Varley, friends of long-
standing, l{r. U. S. sirrcnds, ilr., former l.{ayor{ouncilman, cityof Burlingame, !ta. l.laqr Diederlcheen, hi8 rrife, l,lr. and !lrs. atln
Blackburn, his daughter and son-in-Iaw and three grardchildren,
Claudia, Christine and l{erner, were introduced to the audience
btr llayor Diederi.chsen.
A gavel, enecribed and mounted on a plaque, to acknowledge hia
leadership the past year uta presented by Uayor Diederichsen tomediate past uayor, councilman George and Council members inturn, congratulated l6yor Diederichsen on his election to the
ttayorahip and eulogized Councilman ceorge for his untiring
endeavors in behalf of thc ihtereets of the City of Burlingaroe.
Councilman itohnson alao appropriately expressed her pleaeure on
being aelected to again eerve the City as an officer.
ur. U. S. Sinonds, irr., on behal f of the Building Trades Councilof San Uateo County and tilra. Dorothy Lirdstrom, President,
Soroptomiat Club of San uateo-Burllnga!0e er(tendted felicitationsto newly elected Uayor Diederichsen.
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l,tayor Diederichsen advieed that Council eomittee appointments
would be prepared for annourrcenent at the next regular meeting
on April L7, L967.
AITIOT'RNI,TENT
lhe neeting was adj ourned ttr Uayor Diedericheen at 10:45 p.D.,
in honor of and in respect to th€ nemory of county frea8rrrer,Albert H. Sagehorn.
ReEpectfully suhritted,
HERBERT K.fTts, city Clerk
APPROVED:
IfBRT{ER H. DIEDBRICHSEN
I|AYOR