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Burlingatne, California
Nove ber 4, 1968
A regular meeting of the Burlingane City Council wag held
above given date. Ueeting called to order at 8s00 p.m.,
irohnEon in the Chair.
on the- Mayor
PI.EDGE OF ALIEGTAIICE
At l,ord frqr the Chair, all. in the Council Chanbers aroae and gave
the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLt CALL
Present -
AbEent
Councilmen;
Counci lmen :
Crosby-Died eri ch sen-ceorge-iIohnEon-l,tart in
None
II{INUTX S
The llinutes of the previous meeting of October 21, L968, submitt,ed to
Council, were approved and adopted follcrr,ring a correction that with
respect to the cregory and Sons hearingr, the Mayor advised that a
telephone caII frm Ios Angeles and a subEequent local visitation
frdtr I{r. A. w. Hall, President, rather than at t}re I€ague of
Municipalitieg Conference, intimated that an alternate propoaal may
be offered.
1 CAUPA}ITI,E GRANT OF EASE!{ENT
A connunication frm the City Engineer, dated October 3I. 1968,refeffed to a condition pertaining to the approval of a varianeegranted to l{r. Peter A. Canpani le and to an eaaelnent document prepared
dedicating to the City a ten foot public utility easement to providefor the installation, the maintenance and ttre repair of the City'sexisting utilities of water and se$rer mains.
ft was the recmendation of the City Engineer, concurred eri th by thecity ltanager in a footnoted nemo, that the easement be forDally
accepted by Council.
RESOLUTTON NO 75-68 "Accepting Deed of Dedication of Public Utility
Easement Peter An ony Canpanile) was introduced for paaEage on
motion of Councilman ceorge, seconded by Counci lman DiederichEen and
unanimously adopted upon Roll call.
2. WEST BAY RAPID TRA}iISIT BRTEFTIE
A nemo frqn the City lranager, dated October 31, 1968, advised thatthe West Bay Rapid TranEit Authority will be available to presentits iuaater Transit Planr between Novernber 15 and Decenber 20.
Counci l-nan Diederichsen, Counci 1 liaison to I{BRTA, gave a resune ofthe schedule of meetings wherein the various citieE will reviem thepreliroinary transit plans.
Follciring a brief discussion, the City l,lanager rras requested to ascertainfrm the City of Millbrae vtrether that City and the City of Burlingame
may jointly revierr said plans and that if acceptable, Council be aonotified in writing.
3. SPAIiISI..E & ASSOCTATES NEW CONT RACT
A ccmrunication frcm the City Planner, dated October 24, L968,to an increase of $2,100.00 requested tr:r Spangle & Associategadditj.onal work in the continuance of the general plan study.
referredfor
CALL To ORDER
COITTUI NICATIONS
400
In reporting verbally, the City Planner advi.sed that a n6, contractfor the third phase of the contract is required to conform to the
budget year, either in the sum of 95,400.00 aa per original agree-
ment or in the sum of $7,500.00 and that the neetingE progra[mdfor a citizens ccmmittee participation in the study procesaes ofthe general plan, have created an increase in the cost of theplanning consultants' services.
Discuseion aroae on the advantages of the citizens cmittee inaiding the City in its planning deliberatione, the proj ected nunberof meetings with the latter, r"rith the City Planning Conmission
and with the City Council.
tlhe consengus of Council thereafter indicated that a further explana-tion is desirable to justify the additional expenditure.
lhe City Planner advised tlrat a report wiu be sutrnitted to Counci 1at ita next regular neeting.
A cqununication vraa acknonledged frqn the City of corona, dated
October 24, L968. requesting nupport in its endeavors to control the
uge of narcoticE in the State of California.
the City Attorney eraa requeated to prepare a resolution appropriateto the subject for council adoption at its next regular neeting.
5 CABIJE I{EST APPTICATION
FR,ANCIITSE TO OPER,ATE CATV
A coununication rraa received frfii Cable West, dated October 23. L968,applying for a franchiEe to operate a cmunity antenna television
syatem in the City of Burlingame.
Ttre application initiated diacusEion on the nunber of prior applica-tions on file with the city and the serviee provided in nearbycmnunities.
fhe City Attorney recmended that Council appoint a Eub-cmitteeto consider the subj ect and that !tr. Robert ltramett, an electronics
expert, be retained as a qualified consultant to report to Council.
Council concurred and the city Attorney, the city l,lanager, counci Lnan
Diedericheen and Counci Lman l{artin were Eelected ag an investigatingcmittee.
Ihe City llanager at the request of Council was authorized to conferwith Ur. Iluoett rri th respect to hi8 fee for eervices.
6. WEST BAY RAPID TRANSIT
FE: .'TRANSPORTATIONO DATA
A ccmunication frcm irohn C. Lil1y, General ltanager, fest Bay RaPid
Transit Authority, dated October 25, L968, referred council tonaterial extracted fr6 an editorial and a lengthy article which
appeared in the October L edition of ForbeE Magazine concerning the
nation-rride problens of itranaportation. "
Itre contents were noted and ttre Cmtrnication Placed on file.
7 TRAFFTC SURVEY RBPORT
A cqrmunication to the City Itlanager frm the Chief of Police, dated
October 23, 1968, referred to a survey regarding the control
experiment conducted try the Police DePartment at the Broadway Over-
pass and the irdication that "the reEults are rather inconclusive. "
4.CIIY OF CORONA RE:
}IARCOTIC USE @NTROL
401
A nerno to council footnoted on the cmtnnication frm the City
Uanager under the date of October 30. 1968, adviaed that "the laat
re-checking of the Overpass strbseguent to the installation of the
new northbound off-ramP provides little relief Eo far as the eveningtraffic is concerned. "
ConEiderable discussion arose thereafter on ways and meanE to improvetraffic movement particu].arly during the peak period between 4:00 p.m.,
and 5:00 p.m., and the statement frcm the Chief of Police Urat the
State Eighway Patrol confirms that it is an engineering Problen and
not one that can be resolved by posting Police officers to directtraffic.
A propoEal fr6 counci lnan crosby that left hand turna on the west-
bound Overpass ranp be eliminated and that traffic proceed to carolan
Avenue before executing a left-hud turn, thence to cadillac 9rAy
to the approach to the Bayshore Free ray. was considered ry council.
ftre City tilanager thereafter was requested to confer with the Chiefof Police on placing the proposal into effect on an experimental
basi s .
8. ROYSTON IIAT{AMOTO BECK &
AEEY PROGRESS STI'DY BtsPORT
A cmunication was ackncrrledged frqr Royston, Ilanamoto, Beck &
Abey, Lndscape Architects, dated Octob€r 28. L968, Eubmitting alist of itens on information to be obtained fro tnenbers of theCity's staff and necessary to proceed with the road Etudy.
Ttle city llanager in a footnoted Eeoo, dated October 31, 1968, advisedthat the requested infotmation is being assenbled for sulmission tothe architects.
counci Lman lriartin, replying to an inquiry fror tilrs. John Pitcher,President, Burlingame Citizens Bay Preaervation Cmittee, statedthat Council has trEde no decision as yet concerning the selection ofa citizens cmittee to participate in the road study propoEal.
9. COINCILI{A}I Ii{ARTfN EEI,DS RE:
1. BROADIAY O\IERPASS
AE council liaisor for ttre Broadvray Orrerpaaa, Counci han Uartin
suggeEted that wittr the recent intereat in the otrerpasa irDprovement a,the aubJect be referred to the Council Budget Cqutrittee to invea-tigate the poeeible method s of financing .nd to sutni t a report tocouncil within a definite period of tine.
Council concurred and referred the subject matter to Budget Co-Chairmen,
Counci lnan George and Councilman llartin for report to Council,tentatively scheduled, Eebruary 1, 1969.
HTJI{AN REIATION COMUI SSION
Councilnan l{artin referred to the role of council as a "HuranRelation Cqrmission" and enpresEed the opinion that no useful purpone
\.rould be served by activating a separate c@isaion.
Councilma n llartin suggeEted that the Burlingame City Council asst[teits leadership and to reguest that the Charnber of C@trerce and the
busineas e@Bunities generally, undertake a program to a8aist theblack cmunities in San llateo County in securing adequate jobs fortheir citizens.
Mr. Gilbert ir. Rodli, ilr., President, Burlingme Chanber of Cqmerce,recalled the various "human relation" groups lrho have approachedthe Chadber of Cmerce, the recent vote of the E:<ecutive Boardto cooperate with the City in such an effort and the selection ofUr. John Spinaa, llanager, Pacific Telephone Cmpany aB the Charober of
ccnulerce liaisqr.
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I{r. Rodli related Eome of the frustrations tf,iat, have been experienced
and the lack of direction forthcqtlng to asEist the black cqununitiesin obtaining jobs.
!lr. Willian F. Hauser, ceneral ljianager, Burlinganre Charnber of Cmerce,confi rrned the statementE of lr{r. Rodli and stated that at a Echeduled
meeting on Novenber 21, Peninsula Oranber of C@erce nanagergwill have the issue on its agenda and that a report will be
submitted to Council.
Counci lman l{artia thereafter referred the names of Ur. ifohn ir.llurray, San Mateo Citg Counci lman and Chaiman of the BuainessIeadership Council and Ur. Luther U. Carr, Att,orney, active in theCity of Burlingame with econmic development programs to the Charnberof Comnerce to obtain pertinent information.
Follo'ring further discussion, Mr. Rodli infomed Council that herrould confer with lrlr. lilurray on the folloring d ay.
3 ABAG PROPOSED PAYROLI, TA)(
Councilman Uartin referred to a proposal frcm ABAG designed to aasiatthe core cities with a reapportionment of taxes and suggested that
council oppose the proposition on the basis that it is an exceedingly
complex matter and Ehould not be undertaken under a rtine limit ofninety daye' as presently proposed.
Council thereafter concurred with the suggestion of Counci funan Uartinthat a resolution be prepared to present to ABaG at its November 8th
meeting, approving a study of possible reapportionment of taxes butnot under the time limit proposed and that a cop,y be suhitted to the
North County Council of Cities for its endorsement.
fhe City Attorney was requested to prePare the necesaary reEolutionfor presentation. (Resolution No. 76-68)
RECESS
A recess waa declared by lilayor ilohnaon at 9s55 p.m.
CAI,I TO ORDER
tthe meeting lras reconvened by the Chair at 10:05 p.n.
REPORT FROI{ CITY ATTO RNEY
CITY VS. SOUTIMRN PACIFIC CO
A report frqn the city Attorney, dated October 28, 1968, referredto related cases heard Defore tfre Public Utilities cmiEsion of the
State of California, on October 23, 24, 25, L968, rrith respect topetition8 filed \z cities within San l{ateo County against the SouthernPacific Ccmpany and the latter's proposal to establish vehicularparking areaa adjacent, to railroad stations.
ftre City Attorney advised that the inve8tigation is under submiEsionto ttre P(rc examiner.
COMMT'NICATIONS ACKNOWI,EDGED
cmunicationg were ackncrrledged try the Chair as follo,rg:
1. Frqn the Peninsula llanufacturers Asaociation, dated October 20,
1968, referring to a PMA guestionnaire and statement fosrarded forcouncil study ind discuEsion as a poaeible basis in the forEulation
of the position of the City in ttre matter of Bay Area Regional
Organization,
2. Frdn "citizens for Free$rays and Highways' dated october 3
urging the adoption of a resolution entitled "L,evel of Servic
0,
e"
I968,to
403
suPPort the State'a freanay and highway program. A colr,y of a
"nodel i reeolution accopanying the letter waa referred to theCity Attorney for revia and poasible cment thereafter to Council,
3. Frm the City l{anager, dated October 31, 1958, advising t}rat
he will be on vacation frorn November 12-25 and frqtr December 3-9,during which periods of absence, the City Engineer will serve aEActing City !,tanager t
4. Frqn the City ltlanager, dated October 21, 1958, in reply to Councilrequest, aetting forth reasone for which the Chief of Police did notattend the recent t€ague of California CitieE Conference and
recmnending that a policy be established whereby a 'departmenthead nay b€ excused fr6 attending the League Conference if he canjuetify that his crm, independent profesEional organizations
conductg a better conference for his educationi "
5. Frm !lrs. John B. Cockroft. Sr., 1345 Borard Avenue, dated
October 30, 1958, expresaing concern and her regret on the conductof the Planning Cqnmissiql at itE October 28th meeting;
6. Frm supervisor T. Ipuia Chess thar*ing Council for itE ccmnenda-tion on ttre occasion of a special event in his honori
7. Frcm Robert B. Hintermann er<pressing appreciation to councilfor its attendance and ements at the recent Testimonial Dinner
cotmetrorating his retirement frd city service;
8. Frm the l€ague of California cities, Peninsula Division, dated
November 1, 1968, announcing a dinner neeting, ltrursday, Novetrber 14,
1968, Cabana llotel, Palo Alto, at lrhich time lilayor iloseph Alioto of
San PranciEco will open a serieg of division programs designed to
expoae citieE to a broader local role in Bay Area governmenti
9. Frm the Pacific Southweat Region, U. S. Department of Interior,
dated octobet 24, L958, advising that the requeat of the cityfor the release of a partial pa:ment to eover the pro rata Federal
share of the cost of the Serrer Treatment Plant project has been
reviewed and a payment in the amount of $219,500.00, representing
approximately forty-four percent of the estimated Pederal crant has
been authorized;
10. A meno received \z telephone frm Dr. Uarie Bonfilio, dated
November 4, L968, renerring her plea for canned good s and fund sfor packaging gifts to military serving in viet Namr and
11. A telegram received frqn SPiro T. Agneihr, Vice-President eandidate
dated OctoL er 29, 1958, extending an invitation to the llayor to be
present at a nlocal government officials" meeting in tos Angeles
on Novenber l.
tlinutea frcm the PlaDning Comission, the Parkinq Cmission and
the Health, Safety & fraffic Cmisgion and a presentltion entitled
'Financing Regi onal Govern!0ent' made }l!, Paul C. Keckley, Rederood
city counci lman to the counci 1 of titayor s were ackncr.rledged by the
Chair.
AIINOUNCEI,ENTS
the Chair announced that the next meeting of the San Mateo county
Council of llayors scheduled November 22, L968, would elect new
officers.
t'he Chair furtlrer announced that county llanager Stallings will soon
retire and a requeEt has been received for a col4f of a resolution of
cquaendation enactd by the Burlingame city council. Ihe city Attorney
waa requested to Prepare a regolution for transmittal by November 15.
4s4
CHAIIBER OF COMMERCE
litayor arohnson reportd briefLy on her attendance with menbers of
council and members of the City's staff at a Chadber of comtrerce
meeting on Tuesday, october 29, L968, at which time the proposed
"revitalization program' for Burlingane Avenue was approved.
RE SOII'TIONS
None
ORDINANCE S - Consideration thereof:
ORDINANCE NO. 891 "Prohibiti ng Parking on the BaEterly Side ofgymore-nf@Oay eetween the tlours of 7:OO a.m. and 9:OO a.m.,
Sundays and Holidays Excepted i was gi.ven its second reading and
upon motion of Counci lman Diederichsen, aeconded by Counci lnan
Crosby, Eaid Ordinanee paesed itg second reading and was adopted bythe folloping vote:
Aye s : Counci lmen s CroEblr-Di ed eri chsen-eeorge-ilohnson-llarti n
Noes3 CouncilDen: None
Absent Councilmen: None
PENINSUIA AVENUE PARKTIiIG
Councilman Crosby questioned the Chief of Police on the hearingbefore the Parking Cmisgion with respect to the proposed parking
regulations on the north side of Peninsula AvenE.
the Chief of Po1ice advised that the hearing was eoneluded rriththe Cd rdssion to consider the evidence presented for reportto Council at a later date.
the City Planner, in reply to Council inquiry, stated that a noticeof the hearing was mailed to each property cnrner residing onPeninsula Avenue from California Drive to Hurdbold t Road, thearea proposed for widening b!, the City of San Uateo.
HALIOWE , EN II{CIDENT
At the reguest of Councilman ceorge, the Chief of Police reportedon the rioutous actions of several hundred teenageraof Eillside Drive and Hillside Circle on Hallovre'en nnecessity for the Burlingame Police Department to caIfrqn the Tclrrn of Hillsborough and the Sheriff's Offic
anee.
fhe Chief advised that epecial precautionary meaaures will be under-taken to prevent a repetition next year.
BURI.,ITIGAUE }IIALI. PROPOSAL
litr. cilbert Rodli. ifr., President, Burlingame Chamber of cmerce,reported in further detail on the recent meeting held to rener^,
discusgion on the proposed design and beautification program toestablish the "Burlingame Avenue Mal1'r and the motion thereafterto aPprove.
Mr. Rodli adviEed that a financial Etudy lrill proceed to include
aasessment district procedures and that Council will be kept
informed of the progresa nade and the reaction of the property
owners.
in the vicinityight and theI upon officerse for assist-
CIIRISTI'AS OFF- STREET PARICTIIG
ttle Chief of Police, in reply to an inquiry frcm Counci lman lrlartin,
advised that the courtelry extended to shoppers by the Police
Department during the Christmas seaaon last year will becontinued this season.
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REEERENCE TO PIANNII{G COI,IUISSION
councilman Uartin referred to a comnunication ackncrrledged bycouncil concerning the conduct of the Planning cmrission at its
October 28 neeting and queEtioned the city Planner.
ltre City Planner eomnented on the occuEencea preceding the
departure of a cormissioner fron the meeting and there[ creatingthe abeence of a quorum to continue the order of business.
Councilman ltartin suggested that Couneil obtain more information
on the action of the Pllnning CmiEsion to warrant the allegiationof tundignified procedure. "
AD'OURIIMENT
Ihere being no further transaction of business, the meeting was
regmlarly adj ourned at 11:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitled,
HERBERT K. VIBIIEcity clerk
APPRGIED:
CIIARIOTTE i'OIIITSON
llayor
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