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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1969.02.03449 Burlingame, California February 3, 1969 CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Burlingame city council was held above given date. tleeting called to order at 8:05 P. m., Johnson in the Chair. on the - Mayor PIiEDGE OF ALLEG IANCE At $rord fronr the Chair, all in the council Chamber arose and gave the Pledge of Allegiance to the F1ag. ROLL CALL Present - Absent councilmen: Counci,lmen: crosby-Diederi ch sen-George-if ohns on-lilarti n None MINUTE S Ihe Minutes of the regular meeting of January 20, 1969, suhnittedto council previously, vrere approved and adopted. BIDS - CONSTRUqPION CITY HALL llayor Johnson referred to bids received for the construction ofthe new City Itall, opened at 4:00 P.m., in the city Hall Council Chambers, on Ihursday, \ranuary 16, 1969, and declared as follovvs: BIDDE R BASE BID Anoroso Construction Co. Foster City $829,167.00 Armand & sllith Construetion Co. San Jose 927, O0O . O0 Christensen & Foster santa Rosa 869,000.00 Cortelyou & Cole Mountain View 858,000.00 Daley, Morris, Inc. Burl ingame 860, 828. 00 Larsen, RalPh & Son, Inc. South San Francisco 834, 913.00 Near-Cal Corporation San Jose 816, 916.00 Architects' estimate $ 851,000.00 A memo from the City Manager, dated alanuary 27, L969, advised thatthe Near-Cal Corporation, the lovr bidder, has reguested that the firm name of the "Arc Electric Company " be replaced with the firm name of the "Ecco-Phoenix Corporation" on the list of sub-contractors,the former having appeared in error. The City Manager advised further that the City Attorney has indicatedthat council has no authority to permit the substitution of names. etter frqn C. I.{. Raff, Jr., Branch llanager, Near-Cal Corporation, ed January 22, L969, explained the inadvertent mistake in reading name of the electrical sub-contractor to the suPerintendent over telephone prior to bid closing time and that the figure quoted on the list of sub-contractors was that of the Ecco Phoenix Electric corporation. AI dat the the 450 Ihe Chair referred to an informal conference bet\"reen Council andthe City Hall architects at a recent study meeting and invited Council to initiate a formal action. Councilman Martinsubject continued week. suggested that a decision be withheld and theto an adjourned meetj.ng of Council later in the In reply to inguiries from Council, Councilman Martin confirmed thata brief postponement tdould permit a further analysis of theNear-cal Corporation, the lcrr bidder. A memo from the City llanager, dated January 30, 1969, advised thatUr. Asa Hanamoto, landscaping architect, will be present at the February 17, 1969 CounciL meeting to publicly present his BayPark roadway plans and at which time interested persons and groupspreviously indicating an interest will be notified. 2. TREE I1EIGHT REGUI,ATION A memo from the City Attorney, dated January 30, 1969, advised thathis Office is continuing an investj-gation on the possibility ofregulating the height of private trees in hillside subdivisions and a report \,ri11 be submitted to Council at the February 17 meeting. 3. DISPATC}IER SECURTTY A memo from the city Uanager, dated alanuary 30, 1969, referred toa report received from the Chief of Police in response to a prioringuiry frqn council concerning security measures to provideprotection to police dispatchers on duty during late evening andearly morning hours. A report from the Police Chief, dated ilanuaty 28, 1969, outlinedthe schedules of the three female and the one male police reliefdispatcher, noting that two of the former are alone on shifts between the hours of 4:00 p.m., to 12 rnidnight and from rnidni.ghtto 8:0O a.m. five nights per week. Ihe Chief of Police reported that the schedule has been in operationfor approximately three years and that women were recruited toeliminate considerable difficulty experienced in keeping the positionfilled hrith men and advised that nei.ghboring cities with similarproblems have adopted similar schedules. A list of measures to deter the possibility of unprovoked attacks on a dispatcher was incorporated within the report. Discussi.on arose on the current prevalence of violence and vandal-ism, with members of Council expressing concern on the likelihoodof a tragedy because of inadequate precautionary measures. Councilman Uartin reconunended that for a temporary period, No. 2 on the list, "installing a pushbutton lock on the present halldoor" be effectuated - Ihe Chj.ef of Police advised that a new teletype conununication system will be in operation this Fall and its installation \rilIreguire an enlarged area of the Police Department. It was his recolunendation that No. 5 on the list, "building a new waII,partioning counter to ceiling, installing windows, remodeling andenlarging present dispatch center" be given consideration. Follovring further discussion, the Chief of Police \./as authorized toimmediatery proceed uri th rtem No. 2 as an interim measure and toobtain cost estimates on his proposal under Item No- 5-(cont. Book No. 15) Council thereafter consented to continue the subject matter to an adj ourned meeting, Eriday, February 7, L969, at 6 o'cIock, p.m. COMMT'NICATIONS 1. BAY PARK ROAD PIANS - (Continued meeting 2/3/69 from Book No. 14) Counci lman Martin thereafter movedof the Anza Pacific corporation be Crosby and unanirnously carried. 1 4. WATE R SYSTETI IMPROVEMENTS A conununication dated January 29, L969, frorn the City Engineer, advised in detail of a program to improve the City's WaterDistribution System, a plan sirnilar, but larger in scope, to that accomPlished last year. The City Engineer requested that permission be authorized to proceed hri th the necessary project in order that contractors' bids may beinvited in the early Spring and advised that sufficient monies areavailable in the Water zund to finance the improvements. A memo from the City Manager, footnoted on the communication underthe date of January 30, 1969. recommended that the City Engineer be so authorLzed. Council thereafter indicated no objection. 5. A}IZA PACIFIC TENTATIVE MAP APPROVAL A cornmunication dated January 28, 1969, was read from the city Planner, advising that at the regular meeting of the Planning commissi.on on January 27. t}:e tentative Parcel maP of the Anza Paeific corporation, which divides acreage into three parcels, was considered and its approval by Council recommended. lltre city Planner stated that the subdivider will conplete street improvements on approximately one-half of Airport Elrculevard on that portion fronting the subdivided proPerty, that the half street adjoining the drive-in theatre is partially improved as a result of an agreement qtith the City requiring that an access road be provided as a condition for approval of Anza AirPort Park Subdivisions No. 4 and No. 5. Dj.scussion followed on the extent of traffic that will be generated in the area and on the feasibility of either requiring that the street improvement be fu1ly comPleted immediately or to amend the previous subdivision agreement to include the subject one-half street. Ihe city Attorney, with reference to procedure, stated that the issue is one that may be incorporated into the parcel map when the Final uap and the Subdivision Agreement is before Council for approval. that the Tentative Parcel Uap approved, seconded by Councilman Councilman Martin referred to a suggestion made at the Planning Conunission hearing concerning negotiations to provide a public acceEs through privately-cnmed ProPerty to the vraterfront areas. Mr. cyrus J. McMillan, Attorney, representing the Anza Pacific Corporation's interests, recalled that at the hearing, lilr. Keyston assured the Planning conmission that a reasonable access to the Bay will be provided the public. 6. CODE AI4ENDMENTS RE: SUBDM SION LAWS A communication from the city Planner, dated January 28, L969,referred to the proposed amendment of two sections of Chapter 26.24 "Subdivisions of less than 5 lots" of the !,tunicipal Code, approvedby the Planning Cornnd ssion at its meeting of January 27, 1969, and recounended to Council for adoption. Quot.ing from a memo addressed to the Comnission on the subject amend- ments, the City Planner stated that prior experience vrith lotsubdivisions indicates that problems usually arise with land contours or neighborhood patterns and the re-phrased amendment D would more approPriately clarify the interPretation of the codet that in addition, an amendnent has been proposed to delineate the information an applicant must Place on the maP and to elarify issues that should be investigated by the cornmission. lltre ci ty Planner, in answering an inquiry from CouncilmEn Martin, advised that the "right to appeal " to council still aPplies. tthe statement was confirmed by the City Attorney. ORDINA}iICE NO. 895 "An Ordinance Amending Chapter 26.24 of l)te ulating Subdivisions of Less lhan Five LotsMunicipal Code Reg By Amending Sec. 26.24.040 Setting Forth the Requirements For a ?entative Map and sec. 26.24.040 Providing for the Action of the Planning Commission and the City Council" trras introduced by Councilman Irtartin for first reading. 7. AGREEMENT OF SALE CITY AND RI CHARD O.HARA A memo from the city Attorney, dated January 30, 1969, advisedthat Mr. H. Richard O'Hara has returned an executed agreement forthe purchase frqn the City a portion of a drainage channel continguous to his property and that a resolution of acceptance has been prepared to complete the transaction. A communication from Mr. O'Hara, dated aIantE ry 27, L969, reasons for the long delay (July, 1968) in returning the agreement of sale, was acknovrledged by Council. explaining signed Mr. O'Hara, in attendance, in reply to an inquiry from CouncilmanDiederichsen, advised that it is anticipated that the constructionof the drainage viaduct wil] be conunenced within sixty days. BE SOEUTION NO. 6-69 "Authorizi ng Execution of Agreement of Sale By and Beiween the City of Burlingame, a Ir{unicipal Corporation, and It. Richard O'Hara and Mary Margaret O'Hara, His Wife" wasintroduced for passage on motion of Councilman Crosby, secondedby councilman George and unanimously adopted upon RoIl Call. 8. SI(YLINE TERRACE SUBDIVISION ( Pringle ) A memo from the City Attorney, dated January 30, 1969, referredto the receipt of two. deeds, dedicating to the City of Burlingame,a one-foot easement strip betr^reen the property of Mr. Pringle and the street, Iocated ltithin the latter's Skyline Terrace Subdivision develolxnent.. In a verbal report, the City Attorney advised that the entireproperty is encumbered by the liens of five separate Deeds ofTrust and that his office has been advised that the Tit1e Conpany no,v holds five reconveyances from the five trustees to be recorded uPon acceptance and receipt of the t$ro grant. deeds- The City Attorney recommended that a resolution be adopted accepting the grant deeds and stated that when recording has been complete, the City will be in a position to accept the public i.mprovements. In reply to inquiries from Councilman Martin, members of the City'sstaff confirmed that the City will novr assume control of the narrci^, easement strip along Trousdale Drive. RESOLUTION NO. 7-69 "Accepting Grant Deed From: Robert DouglasPringle and Eleanor HaIl Pringle, His wife, Dated: August 15, 1968" rras introduced by councilman llartin who moved its passage, seconded by CouncilnEn Crosby and unanimously adopted uponRoll CalI. RESOL,UTION NO. 8-69 "Acce pting Grant Deed From: The Fidelity lrlutualLife Insurance Company, a Corporation, Dated: October 22, 1968" was introduced for passage on motion of Counci.lman Crosby, seconded trlz Councilman Martin and unanimously adopted upon Ro1l call. 3 A communication was acknor.rledged from Mr. R. Douglas Pringle, dated January 29, 1969, announcing his plans to landscape the entire slope of hls property on Frontera way, Skyline Terace Subd i vi sion . 9. COI'NTY SA}I MATEO SPECIAL CENSUS A communication from Robert B. St. clair, Chairman, Board of Supervj.sors, County of San Mateo, dated Januar! 29, 1959, advised that a special census of the unincorporated areas of San lrlateo county is being undertaken for the purPose of qualifying the County for an increase in the State lr{otor Vehicle In Lieu sub- ventions for 1969 and 1970 and to be eligible therefor, cities within the county not having had a special census since 1960, are requested to particiPate in a special census, Council was referred to an attached cost estimate prepared for the City of Burlingame by the census coordinator of the state Department of !'inance and an agreement wherein the city will be compensated bythe County up to an amount of $7,500.00, not including costs ofquestions that may be added to the basic questionnaire. Ttre communication requested that the contract be executed and returned to the Board of Supervisors, blr February 18, 1969. fhe City Planner advised that a census taken b!, the City some timeprior was an estimated censusi the one proposed is an actual head count and in his opinion, there is no method by which costs may be estimated. A discussion arose on the quoted $7,500.00 surn for the enumeration services to be borne by the county, lrith councilman Martin statingthat. in relation to the importance the census is to the County of san Mateo, the maximum sum quoted should be increased. Ihe City Planner further commented on the volume of \rork requiredof staff in the taking of a census and referred to previous calcu-lations indicating that the City's population had not increasedto a degree whereby the City would benefit. Action on the request of the County Board of Supervisors was post- poned to the regular meeting of Council on February L7, 1969. A recess was declared by the Chair at 9:45 p.m-, and the meeting convened at 9:55 p.m. re- PROGRESS REPORT ANZA AIRPORT PARK SUBDIVI SION IMPROVEI\4ENTS A communication from David H. Keyston, Executive Vice President, Anza Pacific corporation, dated February 4, 1969, subnitted aprogress report t ith respect to the Bayside Improvement District No. 4 improvements. The City Engineer, in reply to councilman Martin, advised thatContract 4-U (Sanitary Sewe r construct.ion) declared by the sub-divider to be complete, requires further t ork on the pumpingstation and that his Office r*i1l continue to investigate the Proj ect . COUNCIIJ COMI'IENDATION A communication, dated January 30, 1969, was read from !lr. CliffordG- Erickson, Chancellor-Superintendent, San !4ateo Junior CollegeDistriet, expressing appreciation for the support voted by the Burlingame City Council concerning the actions taken recently at.the College of san Mateo. RECE S S a 4 .,AI.,IE RICAN MUSIc WEEK.. A communication, dated February 1, 1969, was read from Mrs. Eunice Avery, california State Chairman of American Music, thanking council for its response to a reguest that february be proclaimed "American l{usic Month. " CITY IIALL FI,AGPOLE A memo from the City Uanager, dated ilanuary 30, 1969, reportedthe deterioration of the flagpole at Lhe entrance to the City Ha1I. T'he city Manager advised, in reply to inquiry from council, thatin view of the impending construction of a nev, City HaI1, a temporary installation will be made. A communication was aekno^rledged from the Bay Area Air Pollution Control District, dated January 17, 1969, announcj.ng a public hearing on the matter of banning backyard burning in one andtwo-family dwellings, on February 5, at 11 :00 a.m., in the Boardof Supervisors Charnbers, City Ha11, San Francisco. Mayor Johnson announced receipt of a conmunication from Edr^rardFrank, City Manager, City of DaIy City, dated January 21. L969.referring to a presentation made by Mayor Bernard J. Lycett,at a recent meeting of the North San Mateo County Council ofCities, suggesting that a resolution be transmitted by a1I citiesto the State legislators urging legislation to provide aneffective relief and tax reform for property o!{ners within thestate of california. fhe city Clerk was requested to reproduce a copy of Daly City Resolution No- 4365, referring to the property tax relief, for submission to each member of Council and a copy also, to the Bur lingame Chamber of corunerce for consideration of a similar action. STATE HIGIIhIAY ROAD WORK A communication, dated January 23, 1969, was ackno\^rledged from L€o J. Ryan, Assemblyman, California Legislature, relating pro€rress thus far in the State Highway system and referring to the inelusionof Route f86 (Extending from Junipero Serra Freer.ray to Aj.rport)in the fnter-state highway system. Assedblyman qran advised that within t\.ro years the Boeing 747 Jetwill be landing at the San Francisco Airport with four hundred passenlrers on each flight, thereby intensifying the demand forrelief from transportion pressures to and from the Airport. Council was urged to corununicate with the State Highway Cotornissionin an effort to convince that agency that Route 186 is far moreimportant than the present. priority would indicate. fhe City Clerk r^ras requested to support the recommendation of Assemblyman Ryan by cortrmunicating with the state Highway Corunission. YOUITH ADVI SORY COMMI SSION A corarnunication was ackncrrledged frorn the County of san Mateo Board of Supervisors, dat,ed ,January 24, L969, suhritting a list of young students fron various high schools in the county, appointed by the Board as a "youth Advisory Commission" for the purpose of providing better cornmunications with the youth ofthis county. PUBLIC HEARING RE: BANNING BACKYARD B'RNING CITY OF DALY CITY RE: LEGI SI,ATION FOR TEJ( RELIEF 5 REGI ONAL ADVI SORY BOARDS AND REGI ONAL TASK FORCE Mayor Johnson ackno^rledged a corNnunication dated February 3, 1969, from the California Council on CriminaL Justice, relating tothe appointment of a "Regional Advisory Board" for the purpose of researching and studying the physical and human factors that produce crime, determining the needs of law enforcement agencies and developing a plan for the suppression and prevention of crime through the use of matching Federal Funds. councilman Martin, liaison to the Association of Bay Area Govern- ments, spoke on the role of ABAG in the project; that the Advisory Board will comprise a membership of tlrenty-four representatives from city and county legislative or administrative bodies, from the criminal justice system and from the community at large and that expenditures shal1 be wholly financed from Federal Funds. Ihe City Clerk was requested to reproduce a copy of the communicationfron the criminal Justice court for suhnission to members of Council." SAN I\4ATEO COUNTY H]STORICAL ASSN. BI CENTENNIAL YEAR P ROG RAI,I Mayor Johnson announced receipt of an invj-tation to attend a special Bicentennial Year program sponsored by the san Mateo county Historical Association and the Portola Expedition Bicen-tennial Foundation, at the San Mateo County Fairgrouds at 7:00 p.m., on Friday, February L4, 1969. PROCIAMATION l{ayor Johnson proclaimed the Week of Feburary 9-15, "Electrical lrleek " directing public attention to the e le ctricity. 1969, asbenefits of None ORDINNiICES None I'NFINISHED BUSINESS 1. CIVIL DEFENSE-DI SASTER COTJNCIL Councilman George, liaison, City-County Civil Defense and Disaster Preparedness Council, advised that !,tr. John K. wright, Assistant Director, Civil Defense, repregenting the City at a recent Civil Defense meeting in Redhtood City, has rePorted that (1) the Tol^ryr of Hj.Ilsborough is ncn^r a paid-up membe r of the Civil Defense council; (2 ) ttre installation of a net^r county-l.ride cornmunications systemwill be completed this year and (3) thirty new, modern gas masksrrill be made available to the city, purchased through surplus funds procedure, at a cost of $2.00 each. Mayor Johnson ackno!{ledged receipt of a report from the BurlingamePublic Library and t"linutes from the Health, Safety & Traffic Commission, the Parking Conunission, the Park and Recreatj.on Commission and the Planning conuni ssion. TRANSIENT OCCUPACY TAX REPORP Councilman George,-Co-Chairman, Council Budget CoNnlttee, reported briefly on the increase in revenue received by the city for the lastquarterly period from the Transient Occupancy Tax. RESOLUTIONS ACKNOWLEDGEIT1ENTS 6 LOCAL AGENCY FORIIATION COMl,lI SSION fhe city Planner reported on his recent attendance at a meetingof the Local Agency Formation Commission, advising that theproposal submitted by the city of Burlingame was approved andthat the city of Millbrae has consented to withdraw i.ts proposal to annex certain properties relating to the Airport. HILLSIDE PROPERTY SLTPPAGE Councilman ltlartin referred to a recent copy of a local newspaper and a picture of earth slippage occurring on privately-o^rned hillside property and noted that City forces made emergencyrepairs - Councilman Diederichsen suggested that the City be lenient ingiving assistance to property cf,lrners experiencing similar occasions of emergency. ADJOURNMENT fhere being no further transaction of business, tle.neeting wasregularly adjourned at lO:25 p.m., to meet on Friday, Eebruary 7,1969, at 6:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, HERBE RT K. 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