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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1967.10.02ag? BURLINGA!,IE, CALIFORNIA.October 2, L967 PLEDGE OF AI,LEGIANCE At word from the Chalr, aIL in the Council Chanber arose and gave the Pledge of Alleglance to the Flag. ROLL CAII A regular meeting of the Burl lngane Clty Council was held oo the above glven date. Meetlng called to older at 8:10 p.m.' - Mayor Diederlchsen in the Chalr. Present - Councilnen : Crosby-Diederichsen- Johnson-l'iartin Absent - Councllmen: George Councilman George, absent from the Clty' was excused on ootion of Counclluan Johnson and eeconded by Counclloan Crosby. CALL 1'0 ORDER MINUTES CITIZENS" COMI.{I TTEE REPORT T. PIOMBO DIRT HAI'L The minutes of the regular meetlng of September 18' L967, anended to record that Councll authorlzed the Clty Englneer to incresse the range of the Cltyrs sldewalk repalr program in an auount not to ex- ceed the fiscal budget, rrere approved on motion of Counc l lnan l'tartln and seconded by Counc llnan Johnson. The Chalr recognized Mr. Duncan Beardsley, Chairman, Burltngane Citi- zens I Comlttei, who in turn gave a brlef regqr.t on the functions of the comittee in promoting the forthcoming afilf 10' 1957 Sewer Bond Election, the llst of organlzatlons endorsing the ProPosal and the establlshnent of a t'telephone bank" to contact the electorate on the day preceeding and on the day of the election. PUBLIC TIEARINCS ilayor Diederichsen, ln announc Lng, the continuance of a public hearing on the appeal of the Pioobo Construction Company to route a dirt haul on Trousdale Drive, expressed the preference of Council that the hearing again be continued until the preaence of a full Council . Mr. Luther M. Carr, Attorney, representing the appellanta, stated there would be no objection to a postponement. For the lnforoation of Council, Mr. Carr stated that no dirt has been removed to date and that there ls stlll a questlon concerning the aEount that lrill be routed to the airport; the State has oade aspeclal concession in pernltttng the use of Crystal Sprlngs Road laas- much as the L9th Avenue Freeway has not been coopleted. Mr. Carr advised that the City of San Mateo has refused perotssionto use its streete because of dirt hauls currently in progress !nthat City but will authorlze the use of Crystal Springs Road to El Camino Real rrlth trucks to proceed on El Camlno Real ln a northerly d irec t lon . To an inqulry from the Chair, Mr. Carr reported that he has been In-formed that soil for airport usage ls being re-t€sted and it has been estimated thst approxiuately [50,000 to 200,000 cubic yards willbe removed from the construction slte. Following a brief discusslon, the subject_ natter was continued tothe regular meeting of Council on Monday, November 5, L957, on motionof Councllman Crosby, seconded by Counc Llunn ldartln and unanlmouslycarried. 2. REGUIATIONS BE, TIHIGH-RISE'' APAR1ilEMS Mayor Diederlchsen announced that thls was the tine and place scheduled to conduct a publlc hearing to conslder anendlng thelfunicipal Zonlng Code by adding "Varlable Height DlstrLct Regula- tlons . t' At the request of the Chalr, the City Planner sur'"ia r iz ed the proceed- tngs and the reconmendatlon thereafter of the Plannlng Comlealon and read lnto the record, the rrFindlngart of the Plannlng eo"'-isslon hrtthrespect go.p5o-vf{Lgg regulatlons for apartment bulldings exceedlngcurrenE ne t8,nE II.rDlEaEl.ons. The Clty Planner advised that speclflc "high-r18e" areas have not been de-a ignated at thls tiue; tirat wlth coiltenporary 'hlgh rlse" type of construction, the proposal recorended by the Plannlng Con- mission and before Councll is a workable plan. The City Planner spoke on the nuuber of copies of the proposed amend - ment dlstrlbuted to the Buildtng Trades CounclL, to the Local RealEstate Board, to bullding contractora and to lndivldual archltectswith no adveree crltlclso received thereafter by his Office. ilayor Diederichsen invlted Counci-l corenta. To an lnquiry from Councllnan Johnson, the City Planner advleed that ao apartnent bullding, under the proposed leglelatlon, could be conatructed to a height of fifteen etorles. CounciLoan Martln expreaaed hls concern that the phraeeology ln paragraph three in Sectlon 25.35.040 of the propoEed ordtnance Day be interpreted to pernlt balconles to project tnto the setback line beyond the garage and further, that the peroltted garage helght, lnrelatlon to the flve foot setback would create a nulsance to the adJoining property orner. A bri-ef dlscueslon wag concluded wlth the City Planner sdvlslnt thatthe proposed ordinance would be re-rorded approprlately to clarlfythe issues ralsed by Counc lluan Martln. COMMI'NIC,ATIONS t O. RE S 2. MILLS C REEK SEWER JOB ACCEP1ED PRINGLE A comrnlcation was read froo the Pringle Constructlon Coupany, dated September 26, 1967, alleging an overcharge for the butldtng perrni t on Skyllne Terrace Apartments, based on errors in valuatlon calculatlons. A ueno fron the Actlng City Manager, dated September 28, 1967, sug-gesting that the matter be postponed for lnfor:oal dlecusslon at a Council etudy neeting, uaa concurred in by Councll. Ttre next study neetlng, ra8 confirmed 8s belnt echeduled on Wednesday, October 4, L967, at 8:00 p.o. A comrnicatlon from the Acttng Ci.ty Manager, dated September 28' 1957, advlaed that the lnstallatlon of a sanitary sewet Ealn ln the viclnlty of La l,tesa Drlve and Margarlta Avenue, haa been coopleted' oeeting all the requireente of plans and speclflcationa and recom- mended that the project be formally accepted. RESOLUTION tlO. 53-57 "Acceptlng Hille Creek Seser - Job No. 67-13" @duced-by dounclloan Crosby, who noved lta pasaage, seconded by Counc llnan Johngon and unanluously adopted upon Rol[ Call. 3. PENINST'IA AVENI,'E T{IDENIIIC A coumtrnlcat ion from the Acting Clty ilanager, dated Septeuber 27, L957 relative to correspondence with the Ctty of San Mateo requestlng the 1gb 199 posltlon of the Clty of Burltngaoe ln undertaklng the wldenlng of the .northerly slde of Penlnsula Avenue, confirmed hls statemente made at a recent study oeeting that current trafflc conditloos on the subject street does not lrarrant the expenditure. Itre Actlng Ctty Manager rras authorlzed by Council to convey the lnformatlon to the Ci.ty Englneer of the Clty of San Mateo. A memo from the Acting Clty Manager, dated September 27, L957, adviaed of hlg effort to eipedite a survey and legal deacrlptlon of the area paved by the Rector Cadlllac Conpany on clty ProPertyand that the lnforoatlon should be avallable wlthin a few days. Council wes advised by the Acting Clty I'laneger, ln a verbal report,that a descrlptlon and a plat recelved ln his Offlce after 5:00 p.m. on thls date were not clear and it was his recomendation that the subJect be dlscussed at the next study neetlng. Council concurred. 5. AIA,A PACIFIC "REVOCABLEIT PER}TIT A co'nqrnlcatlon froo the Actlng Clty Manager, dated Septenber 28, 1957, referred to a revlsed copy of a revocable peruit subnitted by Mr. Cyrue J. HcMillan, Attorney, representing the Anza Paciflc Corporatlon, affecting the latterts subdlvlslon development. Reportlng verbally, the Actlng Clty Manager advlsed that the proposedpemit lncludes all the condl-tlons euggested, rrlth one exceptlon: the Anza Paclfic Corporatlon should "necessarily comlt themselvesto malntalnlng the entlre portlon under permtt." The Ci.ty Attorney, referring to a condltion in the peroit t ith re- spect to the relocatLon of the exletlng road, advlsed that as setforth, a perlod of nine months would elapse before the property could be reclained by the Ctty. Gouncilman Msrtln also con'mented on thls polnt. The Actlng City Manager advised, ln replyinquiries concerning the sewer llne lnstaltlve oap places the serrer llne approxlnatelng roadway. 4. RECTOR CADIIJAC PAVING ENC ROACHMENT to Counc il-an MartLnI slatlon, thaE the tenta- Ly ten feet off the exlst- Council.rnan l,tarttn questioned whether the Acting City Manager had revlewed the prelininary plane for the proposed ctty park lmprove-oent, statlng that it should be deterEined flrst where the serrershoutd be located. Councllman Crosby concurred. Ihe Actlng Clty Manager advised that his Offlce would consult theArchitect preparlng the plans for the Cltyrs proposed proJect. Referri.ng to Paragraph #12, Councihoan MartLn recorr'.ended that therevocable pernit also include a clauge to "prohlbit occupancy." 6. TENTATIVE MAP 'I AMA-PACITIC UNIT /I5'I On the latter polnt, rhe CIty Artorney suggested that lt be sostlpulated in the Anza Paciflc Unlt #4 Su5dtvision Agreement. l{r. l{cMtllan thereafter, on behalf of the developer, conaented tothe followlng,: that as a part of and included in- the SubdlvislonAgreeoent for Anza Pacific Unlt #4, the Clty will not issue build-ing pe.rmlts in eaid subdlvielon untll euch tlne as the ioprovenentshave been completed and accepted. Further dlscusston conc luded rlth Mr. McMtllan, acknowledglng therecoooended changes, advlslng that the revocable permit would berevLsed and resubuitted to Council for approval. - A comrnlcation from the City Planner, dated Septeaber 27, L967,advised that at a regular meeting of the plannlng Comlss i.on onSeptember 25, a Tentative Subdlviston Map of Anzi-paclflc #5 wasconsldered and thereafter recorrended foi approval, subject to con-dltions regarding access sttached to the adjolning land. goo The propoeed Tentatlve Map was revlewed by Councll and to a questionfroo Counciloan ldartln concernlng the street dlvlder strips, l,lr.Ilavid Keyston, developer, advieed that plans propose the lnstaltatlonof a water sprlnkler aystem on a Detered bagie and the plantlng ofa lawn, to be naintained by the company. The acting Clty l,lanager, through the Chair, waa advl.sed by l,lr. Keyston that there wlll be no overhead power lines crossing theEain street (ALrport Boulevard) and consuE€rs I aervlcea will belnstalled underground. A motton wae Introduced by Counciloan Martin that the Tentattve Sub-dlvislon Map of Anza-Paclflc #5 be approved, eeconded by Counclloan Johnson and unanlmous ly adopted. 7. C(rcA.COIA BOTII.ING COMPAI{Y RE: APPEAL DENIAL SIGN PERMIT A hearing wae gcheduled to be conducted before Councll at a regular ueeting on November 20, L967. Counciloan Crosby suggeeted, as reco@nded by a -ember of the Plao- nlng Comlsslon, that in the lnterlo, the Clty Planner questlon the applicant on the feaslblllty of erectlng an approprlate sltn on theroof of the plant . EESOLUTIONS None ORDIl{ANCES None PROCI,AI.TATIONS "Flre PreventLon Week - October 9." UNFINISITED BUSINESS t. ALEXI I S ZORBA RESTAI'MNT A comrntcatlon frm Paul B. Bacon, Presldent, Coca-Cola Bottling Coopany of San Hateo, dated September 26, 1967, appealed the de-clsion of the Planaing Co'r',n1ssion ln denylng an appllcatton to con-struct a ftfty-foot 81tn on the plant Blte at 1025 Eayshore Boule- vard. The Acting City Manager advised of recelpt of reports fron theBullding llepartDent and the Fire Ilepartoent as the result of an lnspection of a buildlng located at 1300 Bayshore Htghway, houelng Alexi ts Zorba Cafe, required by code procedure ln applylng for a dance permit requested by the onner, l{r. Michael Kourkoutakls. The followlng Proclaoatlonsrrere issued by ilayor Dlederichsen: 'rSalute to Clty aod County Government Week - October 8-14." A comrnlcat ion rras acknorledged by the Chalr f rom Sam.re I H . tlals tead , Cha irrnan, Sen Mateo County "Salute to City-County Governent WeekrI dated Septenber 19, 1957, announclng speclal clvlc activltles to comEmora te the occaelon. Council was advlsed that an inspection report has not been received from the Health Department; the recorde of the Clty lndicate thata business Licenee has never been lssued to operate the reetaurant and several butldlng vlolatlons exlat. Mr. Davld Keyston, identifylng hlnself aa osne r of the building, advised that the Consolldated General Corporatlon, of which the present tenant ls General l,lanager, _-occupied the PreEl6es and operated under the name "Syndroue;" the present tenant hae irnproved the premlses and the operetion has proven successful; the Health DepartEnt has indicated that reatroooa are lnadequate and altera- tlons wlll provide a small rezzanlne to add the sanltary faclllties. 2(}1 A verbal report from the Butldlng Inspector conflrned that severaldeflciencles re'nain to date and shoutd be corrected prior to the iasuance of a peroit to operate the restaurant. Further dlscussion contlnued and Mr. Kourkoutaklsto lndlcate that a dance per:mlt rag issued by the Depart@nt to the Syndome, dated August, 1966. At the request of Council, the Actlng Clty Msnag investigate clrcuostances under whlch a perElt hthat offlce. resented evldencelty I s Li.cense P c er rrag requested to ad been lssued by Councilman l,iartin, referring to his personal vLsttatlon to the establlshnent, recormended that the Btateoent on the dance perolt appllcatlon "there wlll be no public dancingtt be stricken--and the re(uest be proceaaed on the baels of a "dual appllcatton.tt In replying to Counctl lnquiries, Ur. Keyston and Mr. Kourkoutakls each gave aaaurance that condltions noted wlll be lmediately cor- rec ted . Ihe Actlng, City Manager advlsed that no infor:nation has been received by his Offlce to subolt a report to Council concernl.ng the appll- cation recelved froo the taxtcab oerners to ratae taxt fares and the subject mrtter rras contlnued. NEII BUSIT{ESS Counc l loan Martin thereafter recomended, wlth Councll concurring,that an extenslon of t iE€ be petultted to correct deftclencles to l,tonday, October 23, L957; that in the interlm, the Acting Clty Manager aacertaln that Bulldlng, Flre and llealth Departoente reports are favorable and falllng to comply trlthln that perlod, an order be lseued to terminate the operatlon of the restaurant. The subject 'rLetter affectlng, the isauance of a dance perolt was rdith- held unail the regular Eeeting of Councll, Monday, Noveober 6, L967. 2. TAXICAB APPLIC,ATION t IIAMG'IPRELIMIMRY REGIOML PI.AN llayor Diederlchsen referred to a recent meetlng of the San l,hteo County Council of Mayors wheretn lt rras requested that each Clty express a vlew concernlng the pre Llninary Reglonal Plan of ABAG. The City Planner, in reply to the Chalr, advleed that he has viewed the prelininary plan and ln recourcndlng that each Clty act lnde-pendently as lt affects lts partlcular comtrnity, suggested that ata study neetlng soEetllle prior to January 31 , 1968, he be perultted to present Councll wlth detalls. Counciloan l,lartin recom',rnded that lnfornatlon be obtained froo allthe cltles and preeented to ABAG collectlvely aE a county mrtter. The study meeting of Wednesday, October 20, L967, wae selected toinltiate discueslons on the subJect. ACKNOI{LEDGEMENTS Mayor Dlederichsen acknowledged co",munlcatlons ln proteot to theftlltng of San Franclsco Bay as proposed by lfestbay Conmunity Associ.ates, frou Mr. and Mrg. Wendell Mason, tl22 Cabrlllo Avenue,Mr. Ernest E. Ryder, I Cananea Place, Mrs. Dorle llalperin, and Leonard P. and John D. Kelly; a comunlcat lon from Theodore T. Blun-berg, 205 Park Road, expressing appreciatLon on havlng been appolntedto serve on the Parklng Comi8slon at the lnceptlon of the ParkingDistrict I a comrnlcatlon from the League of Callfornla Clttes announc Lng hls appointrBent aa a meuber of the Lcagueia ResolutlonsComlttee and Minutes from the Llbrary Board, the Plannlng Comls-sion and the R€creatlon Coft.r'lse Lon. 2if.s#-_, Mr. Paul Cona tantino, President, Burl lngame Chanber of Corerce,fornally introduced the Chanber of Co"rnerce's neu General llanager,Mr. Wllliam F. I{au8er and announced detailed plana to co@ooratethe dedlcatlon of Cuernavaca Park on Sunday, October 22, L967 at 2 :00 p.n. Mr. Constant ino expresaed appreciation to Councll on the responaerecelved at the recent Chanber of Co'r,-orce luncheon at rrhlch ttmlethe 'rBeaut Lficationl progran for the downtown Burlingane Avenue buslness district was offlctally nade publlc. FURTHER ACKT{OWLEDGEMENTS Mayor Dlederlchsen acknorrledged the presence Chalrnan, Frank Cistulll, Clty Librartan, G. students from a polttlcal sclence claae, Coll ADJOURNI,IENT INTRODUCTION I{R. WILLIAM F. HAUSER There belng no furtheregutarly adJourned a ransaction of buslnese, L:25 p.o. Plannlng Comleglonul Lechlch, ande of San Mateo. the meetlng was of Pa eg rtr1 Respectfully suboLtted, HERBERT APPROVED: >/. ,