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BurliDgame, California
September 19, 1965
A regular neeting of the Eurlingane City Council uas held on the above
given date. t{€eting called to order at 8:O0 p.n. - Iayor ceorge in
the Chair.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIA}ICE
At sord fron the Chair, all in the Council Chanber aroae and gave the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Plag.
Pr€ sent - Councilmen 3 Crosby-Diede richaen-ceorge-iIohnsoa-llartin.
Itr sent - councilmen s None
I,tDIITTES
lIh.r l{inutes of the regrular [eeting of Septenber 5, 1965, 8uhitted to
Council previously, w€re approved and adopted.
BIDS - BROAIIWAI p4gl(Irc rrTS "p" - ,'O"
Contractors' bids for Ure construction of nery Broadway parklng Iot ,e,,
at Capudrino and Pal@a Avenuea i for tlre i.uprovement of parklng lpt
"P" nortb of Pal'@a Avenue and for a lighting systcE oD padEing Lot
'R' on Capuchino Avenue, opened at lO:3O a.D.. on Septeober 15, 1966,
according to published notice, rrere daclared as followa:
BIDDER TOTAIJ BID
F. D. SperLT C@pany
B. Fontana and Sons
L. C. Sith Cqllpany
Kunz Paving Cbopany
I"orrie Paving Copany
Fisk, Firenze & llcl€an
Pay Inprovement Copany
O. C. arones C@pany
Engineering Estinat€
$r8
20
2L
2L
21
22
23
25
765.75
o51.15
52 3. {0
888.06
945.20
101. 50
781 .20
202.L5
s22,233.sO
A comunication fnon the Director of Public Works, dat€d Septenbor 15,
1966, reconnended that t}te bid b€ awarded to tlre losest reaponclble
bidder, P. D. Sperry Copany, in ttre total arount of 918,765.75. A
ueDo fr@ ttre City Uanager, footaot€d on the comunication. concurredwith the recomrendation.
ttr. Robert Eiggins, 1560 Colunbua Avenue, rith offices oo Broadrray,
guestioned the date of conpletion for the proposed irprovenents and
through the Chair, trae advised by the City Engine€r that it is antici-
pated that the faciliticg will be in operation prior to tftrarrksgiving,
depending upon reather condltiong.
RESOLTXTION NO. 72-56 "Arrard iog 6ntract, Off-street ParkiJrg lpts "P".nd 'Q" - irob No. 66-10" (3.D.Sperry Co.. $18,765.751 uas lntroduced
for pasaage on rption of Councilman Johnaon, seconded by Councilnan
Diederichsen and unani.rcusly adopted upon RolI Call.
EE,ARINGS
"I'NCLASSIPIED I,ANDS" $O "LIGITT IITDUSIRIAL"
ltayor ceorge announced that this wag the ti.De and place scheduled to
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CAI,L
(a)
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conduqt a public bearing and to congider claarifying lands knorrn ag
" IEnda of Burlingane Shore IJand Coopany " nor uDclassified, to Llght
Induatrial District.
ifhere being no cmnunicationa in favor or objecting thereto and no one
present to object or to approve, referenoe wa8 made to Resolution
No. 1-66, of the Planning Comisslon, adopted at a regularly adj ourned
Eeeting on Augurt 8, 1966. lltre recmendation of the Planning @misaionto amend section 25.12.O1O of the uunicipal Code by classifying the
subject property ard its "Pindingg" were read into the record.
Ihe hearing waa ttreleafter declared cloEed by the Chair.
ORDIISANCE NO. 855 "An Ordinance Anending #25.12.O10 of ttre lrunicipal
Code oividing the city of Burlingane Into Districts by classifying
Certain Land8 Xnorrn as 'Lands of Burlingame Shore Land Company,'
neretofore Uncla8sified, as a Light Industrial (U-1) District" was
given its second reading and upon notion of Councilnan afohnson.
seconded Lry Councilnan Diederidraen, said Ordinance passed its second
readi-ng and rraa adopted by the following Roll CalI vote:
Ayes ! councilmsn : Crosby-Diederlchsen-George-ilohnson-[artin.
Noe8s @uncllnen: None
Abscnt ! councilmen: None
(b)"I'UCIASSIPIED IA}IDS" TO "TIDAI. PIAII{ DISTRIET"
ltayor c€orge announced ttrat this raa ttre tine and place sdreduled to
conduct a public hearing ard to consider claaaifying certain lands now
unclassifi,ed, to fidal Plain (lP) District.
A letter addreseed to ttre Planning Comission under date of July 20,
1966, waa read frdn the ldeal Cement Co8pany, 821 Seventeenth street,
Denver, Colorado, bearing the slgnature of Cris Dobbins, President.
llhe comunication statd tbat the only oraers of recotral rithin the
propos€d Aidal Plain Dlstrict are the city and county of San Prancisc€
and the Ideal C€acnt Conpany, that the classification rould Eerve no
useful purpo3e and nay only Dake it necesaary to go through ttre pro-
cedure of dranging it in the future and that "when private and public
plans are finally formulated and approved for the conaervation of the
sater of the bay and the developDent of it8 shorelin€ it will then be
possible to define the appropriate petmitted and restricted uae! and
zoning. "
Irhere were no further cmunications and no one preseat to spod( either
ia favor or in opposition.
ttle City Planner, in reply to inquirieg from Councilnan JohnBon, advised
that unlesa the lands are classified, an appllcation nay be received
r*lrerein the burden rrould be upon the City to "uork out conditione'
and to "detemine if the use is cogratible " and the City Attorney
confirnad that in the ab3ence of restrictiong the City has no baais
upon wtridr to refuse an application.
Ilhe recomendation of the Planning Cmission, as outl ined in Resolution
No. 2-66, adopted at a regu1arly adjourned meeting on August 8, 1966,
and it8 "Firdinga" eere read into the record and the hearing thereafter
declared eloaed by the Chair.
l{r. cilbcrt nodli, local repreaentative of t]re ldeal Celoent conpatry,
in attcndanGe, and i.D reply to an iaquiry fro counciln ! Jolrnson on
th€ " tl1re zoning prefarr€d r advircd ttrat his c@pany haa no definite
plan and that his position renainr rurctranged in that the proposed
fidal Plain zonlng is a pr€nature action untll the City conpletes itg
tilaater Plan studieE.
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ORDINANCE lIO. 854 "An Ordinance Anend ing *25.12.o10 of the uunicipal
Code Dividing the City of Burlingane Into Districts By Clasrifying
Certain Lands Eeretof,ore Unclassified as a Tidal Plain (fP) District"
was given its second reading and upon notion of Councilman irohnaon,
Beconded b!, Councilnan Diederidrsen, said Ordinance passed ita sccond
reading and ras adopted by the folloring Roll Call vote:
Ayes s Councilncn : Crosby-Diederidrgen-George-ilohnion-xartin.
Ifoes s Councilnen: I{one
Absent Counci.lmen 3 None
I. GROVE AVETTUE A "IHROUGH" STREEX
A comuni.cation fron thc City Uanager, dated Septenber 15. 1966,
advised that an investigation has been nade of traffic €ndition. on
crove Avcnue frm El CaEino Rea]. to Calif,ornia Drive and referred
Council to a report fron the Policr Departnent listing the accident
recrolril for the subject street.
tt waa the recurendation of the Clty lanager, the Health, Safety &
Traff,ic Cquis sion atral t}re Polic- Dcpartmeat that legisLation be
enacted to nake Grove Avenue a through streot fr@ El Calino Seal to
Californla Drive, by instaU ing stop eigms at Capuchino Avenue,
Pa16a Avenue and Laguna Avenue.
ORDIIIAICB NO. S58 "An Ordinance Anend ing *13.2O.O20 of the lrunicipal
Code by Oesigrnating crove Avenue a !'hrough Street" was iDtroduced
by Councilman alohnson for firrt reading.
2. ST'PPI,EUENTAL ACREEUENT WIIH
BURLINGN,IE EILIJS SEWER DISTRIST
A comunication frqr the City lianager, dated september 15, 1966,
advised that the County Board of Supenrisors, serving as the gov€rniIg
body for the Surlingane Hills Strer ltaintenance Diatrict, has agrecd
to a supplementary agreement adjusting seuer rental drarges for the
District.
RESOL,UTION NO. 73-56 "Authoriz ing E ecution d supplenental Agree[ent
For Increase of Sffer Senrice Charges rlthin tlre Burl lngane Hillc
Sewer ttaintenance District" was introduced for paaaage on nrotlon of
Councilnan ilohnson, aeconded by Councilnan lilartin and unani-mously
adopted upon Roll Call.
3. REFORT ON I{ICROFII,III,IBG
A tremo from the City ltanager. dated Septenber.ls, 1965, referred to a
p rel irninaqT investigatlon on the uge of a ni.edilm leader-pEiDter?
particlrlarly ry ttre Building Department, a.nd that used equipueat ia
available for purdrase fr@ tlre County of Alaneda in tlre alount of
$1, 5oo.00 .
|rtre City llanager Etated that a peraonal visitation to vid tlre equipnent
la planned and a further ilvestigation will b€ n do to detetimine shether -one reader-printer sill cuf,fice for all purpoaea.
'ittre City Attorney advised that recent anenduentc to State Statutea
pelmit the preservation of public recordg by nicrofilring nethoda,
with s@e li.nitation, and rec@lended that nicrofilming proceasing be
given conaideration in relation to storage apac6 in a n* city Hall.
lrtre City Engineer stated that microfilning equipmeDt would asaist the
Building Departnsnt in furnishing copies of building plans upon request
for a noinal fee.
@U}$IIICATIONS
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I{r. U. S. Sisonds, iIr., former l{ayor-Councilman, ln attendance, suggested
that local comunities be investigated to determine the appropriate
rnethod of processing microfil.med naterial and the advantages.
Follqring further discusgl.on on th€ i[portance of naintaining a ctrrono-
logical index of microfilm for convenient reference. the City ltanager
sas directed to continue his investigation.
4. 'BLACK EORSA" IOI'NGE DANCE PERI{IT
A comlunication dated Augrust 15, 1956, waa read fr@ Robert Rogselli and
Robert Batinovidr, recent purchaaera of the Rally Lounge at 269 Primrose
Road, requesting that a dance permit be iseued uDder the new firn name
of the "Black Horae" Iounge.
Councilran croaby'a inqulry on the elapse of tiDe fron the date of filing
the application and its appearance on the agenda of council, initiated a
brief discuseion.
Councilman Diederlchsen expresaed hls objection, st.ting that previoua
dance perrits have been iaaued subsequent to inspectiona as requi red by
1aw.
Ihe City Attorney,
on Prior occasion,
in reply to coutrcilDan ltartin, advised that Council
has approved dance pcrmits by " sinple rction."
crosby-George-iIohnson-llartin .
Dicderidreen.
Councilnan llartin thereupon noved that th€ B1ack llorae Iounge be
granted a permit to allow dancing for a ttri rty day period, effective
lmediately upon receipt blr the applicant that Fire, Police, Building
and Eea1th tlepartment requirementa have been satiefactorily metr and
that folLowing the thirty day period, the applicant! reappear bef,ore
Council requesting a perimanent pemit. lrhe notion uas seconded by
Councilnan crosby.
Ur. s inonds questioned the deviation in Council's established procedure
and iD reply, the Chair obaerved tlrat the delay in proceaaing the
appllcation ra8 not the fault of the petitloners.
A vote on the notion waa recorded as follo\rs:
Ayea:
Noea !
Councilnen!
Councilmen!
5. "FI'OD COI{TROL" STI'DIES
A comunication dated Sept€lDber 13, 1965, was read fron the County
Englneer, calling attention to the U. S. AlGy Corps of Engineera
authorization to undertake flood control studie8 of several atrean
groups in San llateo County, one of which includes all streams draini.ng
to the Bay through the City of Burling.me.
It war the County Engineer'e suggestion that flood problems rithin the
City be referred to the Corp! of Engineers and to Congreasman J. Arthur
Younger.
I'he City Engineer, j.n a brief report, expressed doubt that the City of
Burl ingane, in via of the gtoro dral.nage improvement8 constructed aome
ycars prior, wouJ,d require or qualify for a flood control study b'1, the
corps of Bngi.neers.
ltr. Robert Batinovj.ch, in attendance, advised that a "crand Opening " is
sclreduled for septenber 22, L966, and requerted that a temporary peflait
be iarued until inapectionr are made and reported to @uncil.
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6. WI'.,LIN{
". }{oR.AN FIITANCE PROGR,u{
A comlunication fron Willian iI. ttoran Cooprny. dated Septenber 16, 1,966,preaenting a progran for the developnant, financiag and conatructlon ofnunicipal facilities on a Le.se-back Eethod was acknoyledged and the
aubject referred to @uncil as a atudy iten on its study neetlng agcnda,
septenber 28.
RESOLUTIONS None.
ORDINANCES Consideration thereof :
ORDIttANcE NO. 856 "An Ordinance Add ing #1?.04.231 to the l,tuniclpal Codeof the City of Burlingane B1r Mding #13.07, 13.08, and 13.09 to the
Pire Prevention Code, 1956 Edition, providing for the Inatallation in
Buildings Five Stories or tlore in Beight of Annunciator Boards, Fire
Eoses and Hoae Packs, and Overriding Elevator Switclres" uas given ita
second reading and upon motion of Councilnan aFohnson, seconded by
Councilman Diederichsen, said Ordinance pasaed its seclnd reading and
eas adopted by the fol loring RoII Call vote:
Ayea : Couneilmen : Crosby-Diederidreen-George-.fohnaon-HartiD.
Noea! Councilaen: None
Absent Councilnen: none
ORDINANCB NO. 857 "An ordinance ilmend ing the ltunicipal Code of the Cityof BurI ingame By Addirtg *18.08.382 Anending 1t3804 "c" of the Uniform
Building code, 1954 pdition, Volune I, Io Provide for the Installation
of One Dry standpipe within Bach Stairray in Bvery Building Five Stories
or !{ore in Beight" was given its second reading and upon motion of
councihan crosby, seconded ttlr Councilnan alohnson, said ordinanco
paaaed its gccond reading and rras adopted by the follouing Roll Call
vote !
Aye r : @uncilmen : Closby-Diederichson-George-Johnson-[artin.
Uoe8t councilmen: Xone.
Abaent Councilmen: ltone.
QUALIry @NTROL BOARD
A comrunicatlon, dated September 16, 1966, ras adrnoerledged fron l,tr.
ilohn B. Harriaon, D<ecutive Offic€r, Regional water Qual,ity control
Board, tran$ritting to council a notion adopted by that Agenqf satting
forth amendments to Resolution No. 765 of the Control Board, affecting
the City of Burlingare's time schedule and accepting a letter dated
september 8, 1966, fro the city of BurlingaEe as a satisfactory
progreas report.
I STUDY IIIEETING SCHEDITLE
litayor George announced that the next council atudy neeting ra! scheduled
for Wednesday, Septenber 28, 1966 at 8 p.n., and elininating the regultr
study meeting of October 5, 1956.
2. CARO:LNI AVEf,US TRAI'TIC
Councilnan Diederidraen auggested that a "green arros" I ight bc Placedat the interaection of carohn Avenue and Broadsay for the convenieace
and Eafety of left-hand vehicular tlaffic and the subject thereafter
uag referred to the Eealth, Safety & Iraffic Comiseion.
T'TTFIITISIIED BUSIITESS
1. REPORT RE: RF,GIONAL I{AIER
NEI' BUSIIIESS
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To councilnan Crosbyr s inquiry concerning the placement of signals
on carolan Avenue in the area of the Burlingane Bigh school, the City
Ergineer suggelted that folloring a "vehicular traffic experience"
in the area, the subject be referred to ttre City's traffic conaultant.
To councilman Diederidrsen's suggestion that one blodk on Oak crove
Avenue, eaat of Carolan Avonue be painted red, the City Engineer
stated that he sould confer vittr the City'a traff,ic departrent.
RECESS
A receaa was declared bV the Chalr at 9:35 p.n.
CALL TO ORDER
Ttre necting wa! raconvenGd at 9:40 p.n.
SISTER CITT @UilITTEE REPORT
Corurcilnan ilohnson reported on her attendance at a neeting of the Sister
City Cormittee on tfednesday, Septenber 14, 1966, at whictr tirne the
comittee outlined plans to re-organize blt7 eatablishing a Board of
Director3 to neet once a ronth, and to adopt a aet of nea bylaws. lfhe
next meeting rith the no Eoard of Directora was sdreduled for fednesday.
Novenber 9, 1966.
IITEET ING A}INOI'NCEI{ENTS
1rhe citli llaaager aalvised that re8ervations for the t nited crusade
lundreon ara due irr hlc office on septenber 20.
[ayor ceorge reported t]re sctreduling of septeDb€r 30, aa the next San
Itatoo @unty Council of Iayors Deeting and Septenbet 22, 1966, as a
liayor8 Civil D.fence neetlng, both of which he eould attend.
SUGGESrIONS AY FORII{ER IIAYOR
!tr. S imonds comended Council on aetion taken to iroprove Carolan Avenue
fron Oalc crove Avenue to Broaduay, providing street lighting on California
Drive and erecting directional signs to i-ndicate the location of the
automobile induatry. Referrl,ng to CouncLl'a attendance at the forth-
coming conference of the League of california cltieE in san Diego,
Hr. Si.mond6 suggeated that council observe the developurent of lands along
tlre shorelinea of the southern citieg with a vid touard developing Ure
bayfront properties of the City of Burlingame in a manner einilar and
that rrould accrue coneiderable benefi.t to the entire Peningula.
Hr. si.nonds further suggested that a "block" be reserved in the local
newspapers, wlrereby citizena nay be appraired of Council's deliberations
torrard the acquieition of a n* City Hall and in turn, the citizens
may voice ttreir opinions.
ltayor ceorge expres8ed appreciation to I{r. Sinondg for hls interest and
pointed out the nunber of public hearings that have been announced and
conducted brtr Council thue far on tlre City Ball aubject.
SIGN-ARE,A OF OVERPASS
ttr. Al Xaufnann, Bloadrray nerchant and a nenber of the Parking Comission
Euggorted the erection of a sign in the area of the Broadsay Overpaasto indicate the n* Carolan Avenue route.
fhe City Engineer advis€d that the state Divislon of Eighwaya, at his
requeat, is currently conducting traffic aurveys of the area.
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WARRANTS
Warrant8, Ir{onth of Septenber, 1966, UoB. 6914-7108, in t}r€ total
notion of councilnan Crosby, seconded by counciluan Johnaon and
unani.Bously carried.
PAYROLL
Payroll warrants, ltoDth of August, 1966, uos. 10877 - ll.l48, in the
total amount of $131,531.74, were approved on motion of Council,nan
Crosby, seconded by Councilman ilohnaon and unanimously caffied.
[ayor ceorge proclai.Ed the rYeek of Septenbet L7 - 23, 1966 ee
"@NSTITUIIOtr WEEK."
ACKNOI'LEDGIENTS
Itre Chair acloo\dedged receipt of an official rogter fr@ the City
of Pacifica, nonthly report8 fro the Fire anil Police Departuents
aDd l,linute8 fro the Planning Conniaaion and the Park Comission.
NIIOUNNUEITT
t'he neeting regularly adj ourned at l0:O5 p.n.
8elpectfully suhlttcd,
,(-,,,4.
IIERBERT K.AE, CIry CIJERX
APPROVED:
EDTARD D. GEORGE, }IAYOR
PROqLAI.IATION