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Burlingane, california
October 21, 1968
CAIJL TO ORDER
A rcAular neetlng of the Brrlingame City Council was held on the
above given date. lteeting called to order at 8105 p.m., - Mayor
Johnaon in tlre Chair.
PI..EDOE OF AIJ.BCIANCE
At word fro tlre Chair, all in ttre counci I Chanber arose and gave
the Pledga of Allegiance to the F1.9.
ROI,L CAIL
Present - Counci lnen : Croa\z-Diederichsen-George-irohnson-tbrtinAbscnt - councilmen s trone
IiIf,UTtsS
lhe llinutes of the regular aeeting of Octobcr ?, 1969, as suhittedto council previously, trcre approned and adopted.
CIII BAI.L ARCEIIECTS
A cmunicatldr waa read fr@ the City Uanager, dated October 17,
1968, advising that tJre city lrall ardritectE w111 be in attendanceto preaent ttre proposed land acaping, the final plane and specifica-tions for the nes Clty 8a11.
uayor ifohnson recognized Architect Albert Kahl who verbally confirilcdthat final plana are available atld recmended that council Deet ina study eession to revier the nrneroug itema that will require a
Joint confcrence prior to final acceptance.
A pou of Council neobers indicated concorence and fednesday,octob.r 20, 1968, at 8:00 p.n., city Eall council Charnbers, was
Echeduled as a special study neeting.
EEARTTGS . APPLICATI
CE
lilayor tohrson announccd that this wag ttre tiLe and place scheduledto continue a Frblic hearing otr the application of oregory & sonsto conatruct a hotel and !n office building on property adjacrnt tothe City's proposed 'Bayride Park.'
Mr. Robcrt Ttrcnpson, Attorney, representing Gr€gory & sonE, theapplicant, was recognized by tlre Chair.
r. Ihdpson refercd to Beveral of the unreaolvd icsueg at the
close of ttte last hearJ.ng that have been investlEated for reportto Council.
1. AaaeasDeDt District for Grerpass rcdcsign and ninor lroaifications !
A telcphqre converaation wittr ltlr. Kenneth I. ironea. Bond Attorney,
ascertained tE an aascssD.nt district nay be 1e9a11y acccnplished;that in addition, r conferenec with the aaJor proparty ornera withinthe arca to bc bGncfitted bl, the district, indicatcd rillingnees to
a!8una their rfiiiir slrare. '
2. Adcquacy of Parking SPaces 3 An answer to a corunicltiosr scntto an rli nent copany in tlre off-atreet autoobilc parking field
diacloacd that a ground total of 685 parking Bpaccs for tlrc tl4recoplclx proposcd ig rufficicnt to Eeet th. daAndE (Iettcr filcd
Dy !fr. ltropson rith the City Clerk; ) t}re applicant propolre. parking
sPlcca to accoodato 1,199.
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3. Acgtlrctics a rtrc uges pernitted la an tr{- 1 District in whichthc eubJ ect prolrcrty 1g clasgified would be far less copatlblcwith the City'8 bayaide park area ttran wittr thc propoacd coplcrr.
!ir. Ttropaon referrcd thereafter to llr. A. f. 8a11, PrG8idcnt,
Crcgory & Sona, to rePort verbally on hig tDcetitlg with thc cnglneer-lng staff of the State Bigln ay Dcpartrsnt.
Cmunications lrcre firat ackndledged.
A letter fro the city ilanrgcr, dlted october 18, 1968, refcrrcdto cmunications received fr@ CreEory & Sons, datcd Octobcr 17,
and fro thc State Division of Blglvaye, dated Octobcr 18, bothrclating to proposed changcs ln the rrca of the Broadray Grerpass.
fhe city llanag€r epolse of the City Engineer'a and his EcetinE rithl,ir. Petc tensen of the Stata Divlsion of Eigh*ays, on lriday,
Octobcr 18, to discuss thc t€ porary ingrroveocnts proposcd by
cregory & sotrs and tbe indication tlrat tlre state is opposcd to
tenporary solutiong but optinietic corcerning an overall pcr.'Erncnt
improvaent.
A latter frcB cregory & Sona, dlatcd October 17, 1968, act forth in
sqne detail, a neeting with thc engineering staff of tbe Statc
Eighray Departnent, r*tcrein the latter discloged a new design forthe Broa&ray Orerlrass that woul.d use approximately lcventy- fi vefeet of ttre frontagc along Broa&ray nc,, crrtned by thc Burlingane Shore
Iand Colrany r the re-EtructuriDg to be progrrueil b1z tlre state bt7the ycar 1973.
flrc conrnication furtjrer advieed that the engincere rcrc appralacdof crcqory & Sons plans to exlnod funds for retnrilding the exiatingintersection at Broaduay and tlrc old Bayehorc Eighnay and that an
aaaealment district copogcd of nearDg, propertiea rotrld providc
additional fund8 to widen the cxisting raDpa at the Broa&ray
Grerpass.
A cmunication was rcad fro the Statc Divisioa of Eighrays, datcd
October 18, 1968, advising of the study givcn to scveral variatio[r8of Bcheoatic proposals for tlre developEent of tbe Broa&ray lntcr-
change presented by l.lr. E. L. Norbcr!, and to the recent propoaal
suhoitted by Itr. BaU, that in its final analysis, it rra! con-
cludcd that 'reviaidrs to tlre ranp would not be in tJre intcrcat ofgeneral traffic service' and 'it appeara that the develograent can be
adeguately served sith the exieting ramp in place.'
A aecond cmunication fr6 th. Statc Division of Highways, under
date of October 2L, L96g, clarlficd in nore detail points raiaedto Council in tlr. Eallrs letter of October 17, and exprcasingregret that convcrsationa bet{een t}re engincering staff and Mr.Eall indticated conclusions that ttre Eigtnray Departsent cannotconfir^n. T'he letter concluded b,], assuring Counci I that work withCity strff ueobers in developing tlre best posaible solutior tothe traffic probleos at thi s Location will cqrtinue.
t'he Chalr referred to tlre City l,lanager for additional cments,
wtro adviecd that Ur. Pete Jenaen of tlre State Division of Bighwaye
was prescnt to ansrer inquiries.
lhe City PlaDner, replying to llryor ifohnsott, advi sed that hc hag
revianed the drarring of the 'Broa&ray Interchange Studyr prepared
by the Divigion of llighwaya, v*rich indicates the additional aountof arer that would be reoovcd frd the hrrlingarne Shore f,and
Corpanyr a propcrty.
Ttrc City Planner expressed his ujrcertainty wi th respect to the
accessr 'loopa " depicted on ttrc drawing. one appcaring to croaa
the City's prrk property and the other extending into a portionof tlre bay, stating that as currently dravrn, the plan would creatcadditional probl€ms.
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llayor Johnson referred to t{r. arenaen, State Eig}rway repreaentative
who in reply to her inguiry, confimed that seventy-five feet offrontlge along Eoadrray orned tlli tbe Brrlingarne Shore Lnd Cop.nyworld be the naxinun rrea required.
In reply to furtlrer questions, l,ir. atensen was referred to anartiatra rendition of the coplex and indicated the general locationof the higtnray accelra routca that sould encroadl upon a portionof the City'a proposed park area and a portion of the Brrlingane
Shorc Iand CoPany'a property.
Uayor Johnson reportd that *trj.le attendiDg the t€ague of CaliforniaCities Confcrcncc in Ipa Angelee, l,Ir. Ball had Epoken sith her
concerning tlre project and incfulatcd that an alternate propoaal
tDay be sulrtritted to Counci I and that stre h.e nade no c@itnent toeither ttr. Eall or to thosa citiren8 who have tclephoned her eitherin favor or in protest thereof.
cdiltunicationa rrere rcad'in protest to the proposed coplex frooDr. and !lrs. Janea E. Terry, 124I Bernal AveDue, urs. afaDes P.
Scannel, 1473 Bernal Avenue, !lrg. Anne B. Alexander, 1504 llighway
Road, Mr. and tlrs. L€rri a weil, 1637 Coronado llay, Itlrs. iraEeallhiteside, 732 vernotr flry, tlrs. rilfred Kracke, 101 Baysrater Avenue,Ur. S. A. Ipckard, 1416 EI Canino Real and the hrrlingatne citizens
Bay Preservation Cqtmittee, aigned by !.trB. Anita Pitcher.
!,Ir. Itrall, Preaident, cregory & sons, was invited by ttre Chair to
speak.
l{r. Eall recalled that an inguiry rae posed at the prior hearing
concerning the feaaibility of reducing the aize of the coplc:c
and that ln the interin per5.od, his ccpany has coneidered andia prepared to offer an alternate lrlan that uould cliEinate theofficc bruililing; plans lrould be revieed to cdrrtluct a ainglehotcl structurc, 63 fect ride, 214 feet long and retaining the
l5O foot hcight (hcight approved ty fae:) a reEtaurant t ould be
conatructed dr the outside corner of the hotelt -on-ground'
parklng rould be provided and hia cdlrany rould nect all ertpendltureswith rcepect to water nains, gerrcr line connectiona and firc
dcpartocnt requirc.lcnt a, ln addltion to coplying rith clty land-
scaping and ardritcctural lpecificationE.
C@cntlDg on hlg recent conv.rsati@ r,ith State Eighray officialg,t{r. Ball adviaad t}rat the .tructure rrould be set back 1O0 feetfro the Eigtnay.
llr. U. S. Sinqrdg, Jr., r€preaenting the San U.teo eount!, Brilding
Tradcs Counci 1, couantfulg favorably on the project, recocndcdthat Corurci I capltalizc on tho opportunity to britlg 'anothcr finctlilra of lrrgincac to thir City. '
Ur. oilbcrt Rodli, Praaident, hElingane Chanber of c@ercc,
advi aed that tltG Board of Directors has unanlnoualy endoraed thcproJect rithout qualificatlon and nade the ob8€rv.tidr that theprojcct ha! rti.ulated intcrest in the inprovcnent of the Broadway
Ororlrass.
In reply to councllnrn llartin's questiosr to which -proJ ect r the
reference was uldc, llts. lthqrsdr replied that the applicant s didprefcr to proeeed with the origlnal plan, horetrcr, in the lightof tlrc rcvised plan, appro\ral of the latter is currently beitrgBolicitcd of Courcil.
llr. Eall, anancring inquiriea frc liayor ildrnsqr, advised tlrat thercvised plan conaLatr of thc coD8truction of a threc-huDdred roohotcl w"ltlr a rcltrura[tt tlrree floorc regcrved for offlcc apae€ tthc btrtldtng itsclf rrill oceupy legs than tcn percent of tie latldwitlr tlrc rcoaindcr la of*n apace and corsiderably land acapcd.
Councilnrn Nartin regueatGd a clarification relative to the tl4)cof office space propoaed.
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!lr. Eall atated that the firet floor would feature only mallepecializcd shops prevalent in hotcl! of tlris typc and that
tJre builrting plans did not include retail area8.
RECESS
A roceas was declared by tne Chair at 9130 p.n.
CALIJ TO ORDER
Itre nettingt waa rcconvend ry lhyor ardrnsor at 9t50 p.n.
GREGORI & SOf,S HE"ARIE COIITTIMED
Iir. tenaen suggcated that an action on th. propoaed proJect betabled untll the Eigtnray Departeent I s plaas is dcvelopcd.
A number of interested persons in attendance thcreafter voiced theirproteata to the proj cct coDatrnction s !lr. Durcan Beardsley, 1229Cabrillo AveDue, racouending ttre abandonncnt of the proJect unt"il
an overpaEs plan is decided upon; Ur. B. Eogle, 1117 Bernal Avenue,citing tlre potential hazrrd to childrcn using Ore facilities ofthe parkt UarceLla ifacobaen, repreEenting the eouncil for Govern-mental neeponsibility, urging a delay until a total c@prelreneiveplan is adoptcd and stating that 'piece-neal planning ia costly;'
tlr. David E. IaraoD, 1216 cortez AveDue, urgiDg tbat a moredefinitive plan of ttre construction b€ euhitted by the applicants,
and t{r. R. Pinakey, 2204 HiUside Drive, Etating that nonc of ttre
arguments in favor justify approval of the project, and that withthe dinini shing areas of open-apace, efforts should be expendcdto acquire the property for recreational prrposee.
Further discuEsion centcred on subjecte witJr reapect to the City.sceneral Plan, recently adopted by Council to aerve aa a rset ofguidee" f,or ttre future ex;ransion of thc City; tshe diecloaurc thatthe City, on tso lcparate occasions, failed to acquire the property
thrangh condemnetion proceedinga and that failure to apporve thecurrent agplication doea not prohibit tlrc omer fro constructing
on hig property in copliance with lts tt-l (Light hdustrial) zoning
classi fication.
Ur. arack Flaherty, soon to operate tlre new ltobi loil Coaprny statidrin the area of the subJect property, urg.d Council approval,Eetting forth his reaaona and expreseing ttre opinion that the tax
burden of this cauunity would be eaged gubstantially by theconstruction of the hotel facLlity.
considerable discugeion arolre on Mr. IthopEon's plea that Councilindicate an affimative action in principle.
Acting thereafter upon a recormendation fro the City Attorne!,with regard to procedure, Council"Dan llartin moved that Counci I
approve the application generally as nodified on thiE occasion,for a cobination motel-office usage, with the apeciflc detailg
as to the number of ro@s and office space subject to Council
approrral at a continuance of this hearing on tiloDday, Noveober 18,
1958.
ftre notion was seconded by Counci!-roan Dledericheen and adopted
unaniaously, with councilman George, absent at the initial hearing,
abstaining.
1lra Chair invited cment8 f,ro thoge in the audience.
ttlr. Irving Anstrup suggested tlrat tie State Eighray reprcscntative
advise ho, extensive an ltea of the Cityra parking property thcState rill require.
!tr. arenaelr, to wh6 the inquiry was directed, advi aed that qre
hundred and fifty feet ig the surrent prolrosali hcrrever, thelocation caDnot bc properly indicat€d on the draring displayed.
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RECESS
A rcceaa rras declared at lls30 p.E.
CAI.IJ TO ORDBR
tll.e Chair called the neeting to order at 11:45 p.a.
COUMT'NICATIONS
I RtsCo!,IT{ET{DA?ION RE:OVERPASS TRAFIIC
A [cmo fro the eity l,tanager, dated October 17, 1958, referred toa ccmunication received fro the Health, slafety & Traffic c@is-sion concernlng its review of suggeations advanced fry !lr. E. L.
I{orberg, Architect, to relieve t}re traffic congegtion and novementin the area of the Gre4raes.
A letter to the City lfanager fro the Eea1th, Safety & I'rafficConission, dated octobcr 16, 1968. recmended that the gervicea
of ttre county Traffic Blrgineer be solicited and that the State
Bigtrray Bngineers be congulted rith rcspect to Ure propoaed
'traffic plan. '
lolloring a bricf discuasion, tbe City Engineer recmended that
the traffic plan propoged by !lr. tlorberg be refered to the stateDivlsion of Eigtrways, with the definite understanding that the
subj ect plan vrill not inpede the progress of the State enEineersin the proparation of an overaU plan for the iaprovenent of tlre
Broa&eay interchange to be prescnted tso Counci I early in t(trovcmber.
Council concurred and the City ltanager was requested to strhit theinterin plan of llr. Uorberg to Ure Statc Dl.vision of Eighwayafor its referral to Btaff.
2. IIBST BAI RAPID TRAtrSIA@'
A c@unicatior raa rcad fro the llest Bay Rapid Transit Authority,
dated Octob€r 9, 1968, adviairrg that it8 engineers will c@pl.ete
and thereaftGr rcleaEe, in folreDber, a atury of Peningula trafficproblcna, subsequent to r*tridr eouncll and citiz€ns of the respectivecities within Sian ttateo County will be invited to corEcnt ur thereport to aerve aa a guide to the Board of Dl.rectora in itsfornulatlon of a t{aster Transit Plan to bc preaented to theelectoratc in firne, 1969.
ltre cmnrnl,cation request€d that in tlrc lnterin, Council first
achcdulc a apecial atudy sc831on to r€view the traffic report withrtaff t!€cbera fro IIBRAA.
eourcil thercafter tcotativcly scheduled 7:3O p.n., Octob€r 30, 1958,prior to ne.ting with the elty Eall architcctE at a apecial studyn6etinE, in8tructing tlre City lianlgar to alccrtain fra ilr. atohn C.Lilly, ocneral U.Dager fBRItA nhcther the date ia convenient and tho
one-half hour period ie cufficient in *tridr to presant th. studyr€port.
RBSOII'TIONS
nESOIjoTfOlt tlD. 72-68 -Authoriz inE Executiqr of Srrpplaentarlr Agre€oentfor l\pportLoucnt of colts For ltiprov€oent of lfiagter lliatcr lteat[ent
Betareen the &rrlingaDe Eills SGrrer llrlntenance Dlstrict and t}re Cityof BtrrlitrgarG - rag lntroduced for paasage on notion of Councl lnan erosby,
accqrdcd bry eounci lmen Georgc and unaninouely adlopted upon RoIl call.
EEEQIETISI NQ. 73.68 'Oppoaing Proposition 9, An Initiative Con-stitutional Arcndtlent' t aa introduced for passage on Dotion of
Councit nan (;eorge, seeotrded hy Councirarn U.rtin and unaninorsly
adopt€d upoD Rol'l caII.
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RESOIITTTON rip. 74-68
A resolutlon a[ending a previana resolutim adopted tr!7 Councilto add a paragraph regarding the City's participation in a
"cooperative library aysteo- initiated a brief diccugeion.Councihrn George and CounciLnan l,iartin referred to a Counci Ipolicy to withhold an lction or itog reccived after tle agendacloeing.
REsorrrrrolf No. 74-68 ',Anendiag Resolutiqr fo. 64-68 Bntitled
'Dealaring Intention to Particlpate in loliling a cooperatlveLibrary systeo- Adopted September 3, 1968' was introduced for
passage on notion of Councilnan Cros\z and sec-onded by CouncilurnDiederichaen. the vote wrs recorded as follora:
Ayea : Councilmen ! eroEblr-Diederichaen-ilo[rnsonUoes! Counci lmen G€orgc-llartin (Cqrncilnan l{artin stltcd thatIegislation was received too late to consider !n affir:mative vote.'
ORDINAIEE S - fntroduction ttrereof:
OFDIUAIICE ltO. 891 'Protribi ting Parking on the Easterly Side of
AayshorE nig-hway Between the Houra of 7:00 a.n., and 9:OO a.n.-
was iDtroduced for first reading by Oounci Lnan titartin.
UNTIFISHED BUSIIIESS
1. EASMTO ROAD STI'DY PROPOSAL
A cmunicatidr frd Asa ltrananoto, dated october 18, 1968, suhitteda revised proposal to provide design Eervices In regard to thelocation, alig oent and aestheticg of tlre propoaed road adJacentto Baysid€ Park. Acccopanying the propoEal wae an estfunate of,time for the rork rclrcdule and a stat€ment estinating a total feeof $2,500.00, baeed. on a work product of plans and sections and
a maxinun of one study neeting and one public preaentation tocouncil.
Councilman eeorge mo\red that the proposal as suhi tteat by l,!r. Aaa
Hanamoto, in behalf of the landacaping architect coDaultants, beacceptd. {he motion was aeconded by Councirnen }lartin and
unaninously adlopted.
2. COUIIISSION IHTERIITIEI{S
Council congented to neet in special executive seesiqr on llonday,
Novenber 4, 1968 at 7:30 p.m., for the purpose of intervi.aning
candidates for positions on city C@issions.
ACKNOWI.EDGEIIENTS
lrlayor Johnson ackncrrledged receipt of the folloring:
1. A cmnunication fr6 Rlchard Noonan, AEsistant Principal,
Burlinga$e School District, dated October 14, 1968, expressinghis appreciation for the action of ttre City Council in enactirq aresolution urging a '\Iote liD' on Proposition 9t
2. Aa e*cerpt fr6 a recent iseue in the San ltrteo TiDe8, concernirqlthe City of Millbrae's interest in placing the San FranciscoInternational Airport within ite raphere of influence" eubmitted
by the City Planner;
3. A cmunication fr6 Mra. Pol1y Eerrick, expreesing appreciationto Coucnil for her appointoent to the n€r, Park and RecreatidrC@issioni
4. A cmunication fron Dr. uarie Bonfilio, concerning her proJ ect
'lftre Viet t[an H6€ lront, " and
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5. ttinutea frol tlre Library Board, t]re roont]rly activity reportsfr@ the Fire and Police Departoents and election infomationdistributed by tne Lague of w6en voters.
ANNOT'NCEMENTS
ljlayor itohnson announced that the next meeting of the San llateo CountyCorncil of lltayE was sdreduled for lriday, October 25, at theEyatt Eouse in Burlirgame.
IJEEGUE CONEERENCE REPORT
ltayor ifohnson gave a brief resune on her attendance at the recent
League of California Cities Conference held in Ios Angeles, reportingthat 3,200 city officials present repreaented 402 cities and that
the city of BurliDgane's Fire Chief had been elected President of
the lire Chiefa diviaion of the I€agrue of ttruricipalities. tlhePire Chief, in attendance, was congratulated b1z council.
POLTCE CEIEFS IESTI}ONIAL DINNER
Itre Chair reported briefly on tlre aucceaa of the Tegtincrial Dinner,a triD,ute to 'Iran, aDd Jurtlce r and hotrDring the ltrorth San tlatco
Council Police Chiefa, heldl at the ttrunderbolt Eotel in ltillbrre
on Oetober 19.
C.OINCTIJ INOUIRIES
1. clalus-A&r6rascBs
CounclLnan lt{artin referred to lgarrant No. 1508 on t}re nonthly listof claims to be approved \z Council and queatiored the departnent
ordering a three year subacription fro the American Chemi cal Societyfor issuea on 'analytical ctreoistry' a highly teclrnical aubJ ect.
llhe city Bngineer advised that hi8 Office would inveatigate.
2. TGI{ CIIY HAI.,L SITE
CounciLnu lilartin questioned the status of Ure City's clair0 against
the Palo eorporation (new City llall site). Itre city ltanager adviscdttrat his Offic-e rrould cdrfer with ltlr. irohn E. Lynch, Attorney.
3. PI'RCHAIiE OF EEIJIETS
eornci lnan George referred to Ure ligt of nonthly claine and the
several palments for the purehaee of ihelnets " and particularly
questiqred an itGo of "Sl0 helnet!' purdrased fro the Eartford
Insurance croup.
ilhe lire Chief recalled that the plastic helnets were purchased to
be distributed to school chil&en durirg Bire Prevention week and
on occasion of tleir visit to the fire stltion.
4 POLICE CtsIEF ATIENDAIICE
I{EETTIGS OI CTIY COUNCIL
councilnan ceorrte initiated discugsion on reguiring the Chief ofPolice to be present at all regrular neetings of council for securitypurpolres and to reply to inEriries that may arige on police natters.
Councilnan l,tartin concurred.
In reply to inquirieg frm Councl.l, ttre City llanager adviged that heyras not faniliar vrittr the policy of other cities and auggeeted thatif Council go deeires, a police officer can be asaigned to attend
Dcetitrga of Cou.ncil.
Itre isaue wae briefly debated sith no official actiqr taken.
At th€ requelrt of Councilnan G,eorge, the City lrlanager was directcd toaacertain the rcagong for whidr tlrc Police Chief tlid not attend therccent I€agrue of l'hlicillrlitl€s Conference in taE Angeles.
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I{ARRAIIT APPROI'AT
claiDs for the trtonth of October, 1968, Nos. L467-L67L. in tbe
aDount of $325,076.59, duly audited, were approved for pal7[ent onnotion of CounciLnan Crosby and seconded by Courciluan ceorge.
PAYROIJL APPROVAT
Payroll l{arrants, Nos. 938-1455, in the total rDount of
$154,537.83, for ttre ltlonth of September, 1968, were approved
on notion of CounciLoan Crosby and eeconded ttr Counciban
Diederichsen.
ALrOt p!}Err
Ihere bcing no furtlrer tranlactiqr o:f brsineas, tlre rocctitrg wag
regularly adJourned at 12:45 a.m.
B.rlretfully auhittcd,
APPROIIED:
EEARI,OTIE J'OENSON
I{AYOR
-/d",/*^g/qr,24IERERT r. TEIBcity Clerk