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Burlingame, california
Novenber 6, L967
A regular meeting of the Burlingarne city council waE held on the
above given date. lteeting called to order at 8:05 p.m. Uayor
oiederidrsen in the Chair.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIAIICE
At word from the Chair, all in the Council Chanber arose and gave
the Pledge of Allegiance to the F1a9.
Present - Councilmen : Crosby-Diederidraen-George-arohnaon-llartin.
Absent - Councilmen s None.
IIIINIITES
The Irlinutea of the regular neetings of October 2 and October 17, 1967,
submitted to Council previously were approved and adopted.
IIEARINGS
PIOII{BO DIRT EAIrL APPLICAT ION
A letter from the larr offices of Carr, ltcclellan, hgersoll, Ihompeon
anal 8orn, sigaed \r Luther ttl. Carr, Attorney, dated trovenbe t 6, L967,
requested that tlre application and tlre subaequent appeal of the Pionbo
Construction Company for a dirt haul on Trousdale Avenue, be withdrawrr.
:Ore cmunication rras ad(nowledged and placed on fi1e.
2. "VARIABLE EEIGET DISTRIqI" RBST'I,ATIONS
l.tayor Diedericlrsen announced that at the initial hearing on a propoeed
addition to the Zoning Code (Ordi,nance No. 868) setting forth reg'u-lations for a "Variable Eeight District,' several revisions suggested
by CounciLnan ltartin referred tlre subject to the City Planncr and that
the anendments are now before Council for conaideration.
councilman ltartin further moved that section 25.35.040 (Building 8ct-
back requirementa ) be amended to read: "All side and rear setbacks
shall be clear from ground to sky or, if the garage portion extenda
beyond tlre walls of the habitable portion of the buitding, fro the roof *
of the garage to the sky except that open balconies or fire escaPea
nay be extended no nore than four feet from the wal1 of the habitable
portlon where eudr wat,ls are at least four feet greater in distancc
fron the property line than the garage portion. "
llhe motlon on the foregoing ameDdnents was seconded by Councilman George
and recorded as unanimoug.
the Chai.r announced that the public heari.ng on the ProPosed "Variable
Eeight District" regulations, as aeended, would be continued to tlre
next regular meeting, troveube r 20, L967.
CAI,I., TO ORDER
ROLI, CALL
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Councilman l{artiJl Doved t}rat section 25.35.030 (carage Constructlon
Requirenents) be amended to read: "Ihe garage (non-habitable) atory of
the building shall conform to the eide and rear yard requirenents of
Section 25.66.050 of this code and, when extended beyond the building
line of the principal building, may not exceed one stoty in height
above the established grade of the atreet on shich it fronts. Any
additional story above the first 6tory used for garage putposes ahall
conform to the building setback requirements of the habitable portion
of the building."
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COI/IMI'NICATIONS
1. SEWAGE TREATIT{ENT WORKS III{PROVEUENTS
A cormunication frdn the Director of Public vforka. dated Octob er 26,
1957, advised that the contractor for Job No. 66-26 - Sewage Pumping
and Treatment Works Improvements has completed the project and a final
inspection nade by his office and Mr. John Jenks, Sanitary Serf,e r
Consultant, confims that the inprovements have been lnstalled in
copliance with plans and specifications.
A memo from the City uanager, footnoted on the comunication, concurred
with ttre recomrendation that the Contract b€ accepted as being coplete.
RESOLUrION trO. 55-67 "Acc€pting Sflage Pumping and Treatment Yrorks
Improvemente - ilob No. 66-26', (narry Lee PhDbing Co. - $59,380.00)
was introduced for paasage on motion of Councilman irohnson, seconded
by Councilman Crosby and unaniuously adopted upon RoIl Call vote.
REPLACEI,IENT SSWER LINE (Adeline Drive)
A Eemo from the city lranager, dated Novenber 2, L96?, referred to a
report from the Direetor of Public t{orks, under date of october 25,
1967, concerning the necesaity to replace a defective six-indr sanitary
sewer main in the area of Adeline Drive and within the Burlingame Hills
sewer ltaintenancc District.
fhe Director of Public workg advised that a supplementatY agreement
betrreen the County of San llateo and the city of Burlingame, stiPulating
that the uaintenance Diatrict shall pay thirty percent and the City of
Burlingane seventy p€rcent of the total co8t of the installation, is
available and it sas ttre rec@mendation of hia office, c'oncurred in by
the Office of the City uanager, that the aupplemeRtatY agreement be
authorized for execution.
REs,OLlIIIOtr NO. 56-67 "Authoriz ing E(ecution of Supplementary Agreement
By and Betreen the City of BurlingaDe and the County of San ltatoo Por
Rcplacetlent of a Portion of the Burlingame Eills Strer tlaintenance
District Seser Line" vae iDtroduced for passage on motlon of Councllman
crosby and seconded by CouncilDan .rohnron.
on the question and in reply to inquiriea fron Counci.lnan litartin, the
Director of Public t{orks Btated that the county of san ltateo will
adniaiater the projectr to Nayor DiederichBen's inqulry, the Director
of PuDlic t|orks rtated tbat the City will aasuDe b€tYeen $5,O0O.O0
and $6,000.00 as its ghare in the cost of tlre inprovenent construction.
A noll Call vote on Resolution No. 56-67, waa recorded thereafter as
unanimous.
3. BT'DGET ACCT'UUIJATED I{ONIES
A meDo from the City uanager, dated Novenber 2, L967, advi8ed that
dranges bave occurred through legielative action affecting gaa tax funde;
however, prior to Novenber 8, L961 , to receive gaE ta:x noniea available
to that date, the paa.age of a resolution for budgotting the accumulated
funds ie neceasaty and it waa the rec@endatlon of his Office that a
resolution prepared by the Diviaion of Highways be proceased.
RESOLOTION EO. 57-67 'Resolution of the Ci ty Council of the City of
Burlingane, Adopting Budget Por E<p€nditure of Funds Allocated From lrhe
state Bighway Punds to Citie6" was introduced for pasaage on notion of
Councilman ,ohnson and secondcd btr Councilnan fiartin. A RolI Call vote
waa recorded as unanifious.
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4. COtNTlf PROPOSED "HIrIilAI REIJATIONS COUI|{ISSION"
A BeEo from ttre City Uanager, dated UoveDber 2, L967, referred to a
comunication of i.nquiry received fron the County of San ltateo Bolici-
ting Courcil's comnents to a list of eight questions to ageist the
8oa!d of Supervisors in evaluating the establishDent of a proposed
Hllman Relations Commission.
Ir{ayor Diederic}rsen announced that in his role as Chairman of the San
llateo County Council of litayors' the Office of the County llanager ha8
asked that he serve on an "ad-hoc" coomittee to itanuary of 1958 as a
prelude to the foraation of a Erman Relatione Cmission.
I{ayor Diederic}rsen adviged t}rat an invitation has been extended to thelnterin c@ittee to attcnd a meeting on the subject at tlre County
Governnent Center on Wednesday, November 8, at 4:00 p.m.
Action ras withheld pending a report fro the Chair to Council at tbe
next regular neeting on November 20.
5. TICETSE !O ''ZORBA GREEK RESTAURATiIT'
A memo from the city ltanager, dated NoveEber 2, L967, advised that
inspections conducted by the llealth, Fire and Police Departtoents at
zorba the creek Re8taurant, 1330 BayBhore Bightray, are favorable andthe management therefore is eligibl.e to be peraitted an amusenent
license.
6. PINAI, T.IAP ATZA-AIRPORT PARK *5
A c@munication from the City Planner, dated Novenbe r 2, L967, advisedthat the Planning Comieeion at a regular neeting on October 23, L967,
recormended the approval of the Final l{ap of Anza-Airport park #5,with the same conditions regarding access to the City property as nay
be appl ied to the adj oining subdivision.
Ihe City Planner, in a verbal report to Council, adviaed $rat both
Anza Airport Parks troa, 4 and 5 are adjoining and a portion of the
improvenentE that rriLl serve No. 5 are a part of No. 4t Anza Airpoft.
Park lrnit No. 4 came before CounciL at a prior meeting and actioa on
both subdivisions should be coincidental; there is a matter of acceaa
upon whidr the City Attorney and litr. C!,rus J. [cuillan, Attorney for
the project are conferring on details and thig permanent means of
access over lande of tlre Clty strould be first provided btr Council action.
I{r. }tc}tillan, in attendance, advised that as requested by Council at aprior roeeting, revisions i-n the revocable pernit uith rerpect to the
term of the permit and the non-occup.rnclz of the property have been
complied with and a draft thereof suhitted to tlre City's staff n€obers.
f'he City Attorney confirmed that the Subdivision Agreenent and the
Revocable Pemit were both in order, stating that iJr the interin, horrever,
hig office hag been adviaed by u!. t{cttiUan that the developer now
proposes to improve the property under asaessment bond procedure.
Continuing. the city Attorney advi sed that ttre action required of Council
on this occasion is a review of the Final ltap and an indi.cation of
approval or rejection, suggesting further, that an action oa tlre revocable
pernrit be postponed to the next regular neeting of Council.
Counci}oan Crosby moved that tlre application for a special permit for
danci.ng and for entertai nent be approved, seconded by Counci!.man
ilohason and unanimously carried.
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ttr. Ucl.tillan requeatd Council to indicate its approval to the current
Final ltap, vrith an action to approve the subdivision delayed until the
cmpletion of and the acceptance by the City of the inprovements theleon.
Irhe City Engineer, in reply to Corurcil inquiries, advised that the pro-
posed procedure, although unuaual, was accoplished on a subdivision to
the eouth.
!tr. David Keyston, developer, in reply to the City Engineer's inquiry
concerning whether the perrait ncnr in existeace is irr effect, advised
that an accesa road is unneceEsary under the current i-aprovement plans
and confirmed that an aaseagment di8trict procedure was applied in the
developoent of both Anza Airport Units *1 and #2.
Follorrring further discussion, including a period of inquiriea and replies
by ltr. Kenneth I. alones, Eond Attorney, on procedure applicable under
the 1911 and the 1915 ltrblic Improvement Acts, the eubject was referred
for consideration under Iten No. I on the Agenda, directly affecting
the developnent of the hza-Airport Subdivisions.
the City Attorney advised that a revocable permit would come before
Council at its aext regular neeting.
RECESS
A recesa was declared by the Chair at 9:0O p.n.
CAI,IJ TO ORDER
lhe rneeting rraa reconvened by the Chair at 9s10 p.n.
NIZA AIRPORT PARK UNIT #5 (continued)
Council revired the Pinal l,tap of Anza Airport Park lInit #5 and thereafter
indicated no objection to the loap as presented.
Purther action by CorDcil raa poatponed to sudr tine as the Subdivider
may request an .ctlon approprlate to ttre subject subdivision.
'\-a.- q tU,7. EURLIIGAI{B SBORE LAUD CO. REr
I,{ODIFICATION OF AGREEUEI{T
A c@unic.tion fron ttre city Planner, dated October 25, L967, referred
to a public hearing conduqted bV the Planning Comiaeion on a reaub-
diviaion aap and on an application for a variancc in connection with a
requeat fro tbe Burling.oo Shor€ Land C@pany for a rodiflcation of its
agreem€nt with the City to conltnrct apartment buildings on a thirteen
acre site and an action to recommend approval with apecific conditions.
A petition, circulated by llr. Alfred Kaufmann, Broadrray merchant, anong
the merdranta on Broadway, presented to Councilnan Johnson in reply to
her inquiry sone ti-me prior concerning the nunb€r of nember8 present at
Broadway Uerctrants ' Agsociation neetings, was filed with the City C1erk.
with menbers of Council requesting a copy of the petition.
!lr. Kaufmann, in attendance. explained that the petition circulated wae
not a caErpaign 'for" or "against' the proposed ehopplng center but
merely a "po11" to indicate the reaction of the merchants.
Councilnan crosb,!, noved ttrat the matter of the Burl ingame Shore Land
companyrs request for a nodification of agreement be considered at the
next regular meeting of Council, Uovenbar 20, L967, aeconded by Council-
uran George and unanimously carried.
ttr. Robert ':Irhopaon, Attorrrey, representing the Burlingame Shore Land
Company, in reply to couDcil inquiries, advised that copics of the
resubdiviaion map would be Dade available to eaclr nernber of the Council.
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8. BAYSIDE IJ[{PROVEI.iENT DISTRICT NO. 4
l{ayor Diaderidrsen recogllzed ttr. Kenneth I. .ronea, Attoroey, repre-
senting the llnz a Pacific Corporation.
Hr. Jonea advised that the petition before Council has been executed
by ttre Nrza Pacific Corporation and proposes the formation of "Bayside
Improvement District t{o. 4" to improve Anza Airport Park Units, Councilis requested to undertake proceedings purauant to thc Uunicipal Improve- -nent Act of 1913 aDd to isaue bondg to represent the unpaid assc8aoents
pursuant to the Inprovement Bond Act of 1915 for financing ttre costai
the petition includes a deacription of the iuprovements, ttre boundariegof the assesanent district. and, based on prelininary estimates, the
project will appro:rimate an expenditure of 91.10O.0OO.00.
!tr. ironea furttrer referred to documents filed with the petltionr a
copy of the project engineer's certificate that the signatures on thepetition represent more than sixty percent of the areai an appraisal
frm t{r. David Ingram, l{.A.I., setting forth the estirated narket valueof the property after the inprovenents are coplete and a series of
resolutions to lnitiate the proceedings.
A nap of the !{a6ter Plan of the Anza Airport Park Subdivision wag dig-
played and the boundaries of the proposed district explained byUr. ilonea .
In continuing his comm€nta, I.lr. Jones advised that the 1915 Improvenent
Bond Act provides for a liDited guaranty by the City that in the event
of a delinguency, the City will advance the paiment to the Bond Fund
and upon redemption thereof, intereat rill be accrued at the rate ofsix percent per .rnnum i the estiDated $I,100,0OO.00 inprovement repre-
sents a cost of twenty cents per aquare foot and the ReclamationDi8trict land representa a cost of thirty cent6 per square foot, in
coparison uith }{r. Ingran'a appraised value of betueen 92.40 and 92.55per square foot for improved indugtrial lands.
In reply to Council inquiries, tlr. aronea reported that there are aonesix cities within the innediate vicinity applying thia procedure for
an identical purpose, outstanding of wtrich is tlre City of South San
Franciaco; that this particular procedure ie favored to encourage the
egtabl ishment of industry.
comenting in sorne detail on the advantageB of the 1915 Iagrovement Act
proceedinga. both in terms of flexibillty alrd cost, lilr. atonea pointed
out that in: this particular instance, the developer would realize a
saving of S65,000.00 on the firat phase of construction and a aaving
of 9200,OO0.OO on the total prop€rty developnent.
Councilman Cieorge gave a rosu e of the current outstanding bonded
indebtcdnc s s in the industrial araas of Ure City and cxpreas€d his
approvel to placing the l9l5 Improvenent Act in cffect for the prolxrsed
project.
Councilman Crosby and Counciluan arohnson eadr 8tated tlreir individual
approval to the development of the property as proposed.
The city Engineer, in reply to councilman llartin, concerning ttre
proJect engineerr a estiDatea of cost, advised that a brief revia
indicated a difference of appro:cinately 92O,OOO.Oo leas than the
estinates of hiE Office.
lir. ilonea, in reply to an inquiry from Councihdr ltartin, confitred
Urat the developnent of industrial prollr!-tieg- in other areaa he referred
to, accmplighed with 1915 bonris, ,.t"F?tllt lien upoa ttre property.
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Councilnan t{art in thereafter requerted t}re recorda to ltrdicate that
the 1915 Public Improverent Act procedure applied to industrlal properties,
ras a firat lien against said properties and that in tlre preaent inltance,
the Reclamation Dietrict bonds would conatitute a prior (first) lien.
liayor Diederichaen, in a aumarization, expreaaed approval to tlre
develolEent of tlre property by the means proposed, stat furg that the
City of Burl ingane is in a corpetitive poaition with other comunitiea
slnilarly developing its iDdustrial areas and in hia opinion, the
resultr'|t "tax balance" will b€nefit the City.
:flne follorying ResolutioDs were prepared for Council to initiatc
proceedinga.
RESOLIITIOU ltro. 58-67 'A Resolution DeteElin ing Conpliance rrit}r Division
4 of the streets and Eighsays Code, and Detemining to undertd(e
Proceedings Purauait to Special Asaeasment and AaseaaEent Bond Acts
for lEprovements llithout Further Proceedinga Under Said Division 4 -
Bayslde Inprovement Distrist no. 4" was lntroduced for passage on motion
of Councilman Crosby, seconded b,!r Councilnan Johnson and unanimously
carried upon Ro1l call .
RESOLUTION NO. 59-67 "A Resolution Appointing Engineer and Attoraeys -
Bayaide ImproveneDt Di.trict t{o. 4" ras introduced by Councilnan Crosby
wlro noved its passage, seconded \r Councilnan George and unanimoualy
adopted upon RoII Call.
RasoLUrIoN No. 60-67 'A Resolution of Intention to construct Improve-
m.nts and to Order Acquisitlon and Cancell.tion of Bonds and to Iasue
Refunding Bonds - Bay3ide lEprovenent District No. 4" was introduced
for passage on mot ion of councilnan Crosby, seconded by Councilnan
Johnson.
A Roll Call vote waa recordd as follows:
Ayeas
Noes :
Councilmen: Crosby-Diederichsen-George-arohn6on.
Councilnen: l,tartin .
RESOLUTIOUS
IRANSIENT OCCI'PAIICY TAl( AI,IOCATION
Councilman ceorge, referring to a requeat from the County of San llateo
received by Council sme time prior, to participate in a county-wide
advertising progran, stated tlrat it is incunbent upon this City as
rell as other cities to c@ply by allocat!.ng a portion of the revenue
rece ived from the hotel,/noteI tax.
RESoLUIIOIM. 61-67 "Authoriz ing B<ecution of Agreement By and B,etreen
the City of Burlingame and the County of San Uateo Concerning Transient
Occupancy Tax r' was introduced for passage on motion of Councilman arohnson,
aeconded by CounciLnan Crosby and unanirnou8ly adopted upon Rol1 CaU.
Councllnan Martin further rtatod that as a natter of policy, he vaa
oppoaed to tbe City be ing obl igated through provisions of the 1915
Improvement Act, to guaratrty paynent of unpaid bonda for development
projects.
An Agreenent, proposing an allocation of twenty-11vg percent or a
maxirnun palment of $1O,0OO.OO per year, rraa roviewed, with Courcil
thereafter endorsi^ngr "an annual payEent of $10,0OO.OO" and the Btipu-
Iation that the "agreement shall be in effect for a period of one year.
coruencing July I, 1967 and ending June 30, 1968. "
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None.
Novenber 20. L967, was scheduled as tha final date rrhereon Council
waa to suhllit nane a to sel.ect a menber to fill a vacancy on the
Pl.nnjng Commission. Action to fill a vacanc:f on the Park Cmmi8aion
vas held pending a study on the feaeibility of cobining the Park
and Recreation Cmniseions.
Council having been informed that no probl€ms have arisen to date in
connection with the operation of Kat Patdl II, Councilman ttartin moved
that the entertainment petmit granted previouely on a trial basis, be
extended for a period of one year. T}re motion wag aeconded by Council-
man Croaby and unanimously carried. The City ttanager eras requestedto so notify the management of Kat Patch II .
3. BAYSHORE PARX IJATD.USE PLAI{
Councilman lr{artin spoke on hia personal visitation to the Bite of the
proposed Bayside Park in conpany uith Councilman George and the City
ll.rnager. follming a preliminary study of a plan submitted by repre-
sentatives of the firm of Royston, Hanaroto, Beck and Abey, consul-tants, at the last Council study meeting.
Refeffing to the "Diagraruatic Land Use Plan" prepared by the consultingfirm, Councilnan l.tartin recomended tlrat ttre area propoEed aa a 'turning-area" for gmall boatg be reduced and ttrat alternate plans be suhitted
for tlris particular area adj acent to the durnp.
Following a brief diacussion, Council approved the proposed plan, ritlr
a proviaion that the Bay8ide Park planning consultants be requested to
revige and to subait alternate plans for the area i.n queetion.
Ihe City ttlanager was authorized ttrereafter to confer sith tlre conrulting
fitm.
4. REETOR-CADILI,AC ENCROACNUEITT
:Ibe City Attorney, in reply to an iJrquiry flon ltayor Diedericheen,
conccrning tle Rector CadiUac's encroachncnt upon property of the
City, advised tlrat hie Office is in the process of prepating a ravoc-
able peroit.
5. STATE ASSEITBLY JOII{?RESOLT'TION IIO. 29
A cmunication frcm the Eoard of sulrervisors, County of San lLteo.
dated October 3. 1967, adviged of its support of, State Aa senbly iloint
Resolution No. 29, urging Congreas of the lrnited States to enact a
"Federal 8ax Sharing Program" rritlr state and local governments. llhe
cmnunication was acknorrledged and the subject matter referred to
the Council study neeting of DeceDber 6.
6. TN(I FARB SCEEDT'LES
A DeDo fro the City Ianager, dated November 6, L967, reported on his
reeting sith taxicab eoqraniee ' repreaentatives and a revi* of praient
and proposed taxi rate sdreduler.
ORDINAI{CES
T'ITFINISHED BUSINESS
1. COMI{ISSION VACAICIES
2. KAT PATCII II
2lE
ltlra City lt{anager advig€d that a sixteen percent increase in taxi fareg
uaa propoaed and that it was hlg recomendation that a conproEl.scd
sdredule (lr nite...60Cr aech additional l, nile...f0C) b€ suggested to
otlrer cities in thc lnterest of unifonnity.
fifETXTT.FIFIts ATNIVERSAAIY CIIY SERVICE
uayor Diederichsen announoed that Councilnan Johnson hae called attention
to Police Lleutenant lorin ?fodd'! recent obsern ance of his trrcnty-fifth
anniveraary of service to thc City of Burlingame.
A brief diecuagion wae initiated on appropriate means to recognize an
employee'a years of scrviee, with tlre subject referred to the City
llanager for recomendation and report to Council.
SAII I'I TEO COINflTT UAYORS. COIINCII. RE:
COI,I!,IIITEE - DELEGATE RECo!{ITIEIIDATIONS
Council, r€queated by the Chair, in behalf of the s.rn uateo county council
of llayora for an endoraement of noinees to several governnental adviaory
comnissione, unanimously reconmended the folloring:
Regional covernment Adviaory C@ittee .... . Ur. Harland A. l,tineheu
Asaociation Bay Area covernnents Delelgate .. Hr. llaurice X. Ealj.lton
JOI}IT COT|i}{ITTEE BAY AREA
REGIOUAL O RGAITIZATION
A cmunication raa aclooyledged from !lr. Daniel I{. Luevana, Director
Joint connl'ttee on Bay Area Regional Organization, dat€d Noveober 3, 1967,
announclng a Beoting to be held on Friday, DeceDber l, 1.967, Board of
Supervisors Chanberg ln Redwood City at 9:OO a.n., pri[arily for the
purpose of ;rcrmitting each of the ni.ne Bay Area counties to exdrange
viss concerning the 'acope and desirability of regional organization. "
SEWER BOND COI'I}TITTEE COU}IENDAUON
At the requeat of Council, the City llanager vas requested to dlrect a
letter of appreciatlon to eaclr of the memberg of the Seuer Bond Citizens'
Comittee, to volunteera and to each sponsoring organization, to bear
the signature of tlre ltayor, acknflledging tlre5.r outstanding aaaiatance
in pronoting the recent sewer Bond election to a succeesful concluaion.
SISTER CIry FUN TIONS
councilman Johnson, Council liaison, Sister city Comnittee, reported
on her attendance at a "Sister City" session at the rec€nt League of
I.lunicipalitiee conference in San franciaco, wherein it was emphaaized
that "government " should play a proinent part in the "People-to-People "
Program.
In comenting on the first annual national conference to be held in
ttre Clty of Log Angeles, Novenber 3O - Decenber 2, Councl].man Johnaon
recmended ttrat !rr. Ben L. Eectringer, sister City Chairnr.n, be
authorizd to attend to represent the City of Burlingame.
Councilman Cro8by thereafter moved that Council concur and that the
sum of $15O.OO be advanced to ur. Itedringer to attend tlre fortlrcoring
national conference in Ios Angeles. Ihe motion waa seconded by
Councilman Geotge and unanirmusly carried.
Council concurred with the rec@eDdation and an action yithheld pending
receipt of a report frcrn the City ltanager at the next regular neeting
of Council.
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AUNTORIZATION TO ATTEND STATEWIDE CONFERENCE
Itre City Planner, th€ City Engineer and Councilnan ltartin rrere auth-
orized to attend a staterride t nderground Utilitieg Conference at Ure Biltmore
Ilotel in Los Angeles, uovenb€r 29 - Decernbe r L, L967, on motion of
Councilnan Crosby, sec-onded by councilDan ilotlnson and unaniDoualy
adopted.
ACI(NOWLEDGMENTS
lrayor Diederichaen adknorledged cosuunications from Bd Arnold, 213
Anita Road, dated Novcnber l, 1967, oppoeing the new shopping area
propo8ed by the Burlingame Shore Land C@lpany, fron Dr. and l{rs.
Rohrt Price, 1637 lr{cDona1d Way, dat€d Septenbe r 28, L967, opposing
further earth filling on the San [ateo coaat of San Francisco Bay and
from l!{rs. williau C. Kenney, 78 Lona vista Drive. dated October 18,
1967, questioning ntrether a request can be nade to the appropriate
agency to prohibit trud( travel on the ner irunipero Serra Preeway.
On the latter point. Councilnan ltartin obaerved that the Ninitz
Preeeay in the East Bay limits truck travel thereon.
The Chair further acknowledged minuteg from the Parking Comisaion,
the Bealtlr, Safety & Traffic Comisaion, the Planning Cmirsion and
the L,ibrary Eoard and a nonthly aetivity report frdr the Burlingame
Fir€ Depattnent.
COT.U,TET{DATION TO BEATITIFICATION CIT{I|{ITTEE
A communication was aclrnowledged from Paul r7. Constantino, Preai.dent,
Burl ingane Chanber of comerce, dated october 10, 1967, reporting on
the favorable reaponae received aince a beautification progran to
re juvenatc tlre Burlingame Avenuc dorrntown btrainesc digtrict war
unveiled at a gen€rd nenberahip ueeting on Septenber 29.
t|he cmurication reque8ted that copie8 of the 'Archit€cts' Report'
ltudy, submitted to Council, bc analyzed by the varioua appropriate
CLty departtlents and that tlre feaaibility of the plan be conslderd
by nenbcra of ttre City's staff, a Chanber of Comerc€ Planning Eoard
and a raeober of the Arclritects' Adviaory C@ittee.
Councilnan l,{artin suggested Urat a seriea of public hearings be held
on tlre plan propoaed for dovntowr Burlingane Avenue.
!rr. willia l. Eau3er, Preaident, Burlingane ChaDber of c@erce,
recognized by the Chair, statGd that eince hig cmunicatioa, ltr.
constantino has invit€d several property otrora aad citizenr to aerve
on a "planning" cmittee; the plan propored is nerely foraulative
and the Chadber of c@erce ia hopeful that a mernber of the City
council and a neuber of the Arclritects' Adviaory c@ittee will neet
witlr tlre plannlng comittee to sti.Eulate a coordinated plan.
A brief dissuesion on the nerits of the proposed plan, wherein a
majority of the Counci.l indicated ita approval, in principle, waa
concluded with no fornal action talcen.
Irhe city Attorney recomended that a cmunication be directed to the
Chanber of Cowtrerce comending the work done thus far and to encourage
the continuation of tlre beautification plan.
ADirorrRxltB[r
Itrere being no further traoaaction of business, the meeting was
regularly adjourned at 11:30 p.n.
RESPE TPULLY SI'BI,IITIIED,
APPROVED:
WERNER E. DIEDERICESEN, T,IAYOR
HERBERT K. VIEITE, CIIII qLERK