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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1966.04.04Burlingame, California April 4, 1966 CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Burl inganre City Council was held on the above given date. Meeting called to order at 8:15 p.m., - ayor Crosby in the Chair. At \rord from the Chair, all in the council Chanber arose and gave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Present - Councilnen: Absent - Councilmen: Cro sby-D iede rich sen-George-ilohnson-l,tartin . None 1rlre minutes of the meeting of ltay 2L, L966, Eubaitted to Council previousJ.y, were approved follqring an amendnent recmended by Councilman ceorge that "10.207" be inserted in place of the "11"to represent the exact bayfront acreage under purctrase by the Cityfr@ the State of California. BIDS - CAROLAN AVENI'E EXTENSION OAK GROVE AVEI{UE SO LARKSPUR DRIVE Bids received for the Carolan Avenue Inprove[ent, from Larkspur Driveto Oak Grove Avenue, and opened at 2:00 p.n., Wedneeday, Irtarch 30, 1966, in cmpliance with notice to bidder advertiaement, were declared as follot e: Kunz Paving Corpany Lorrrie Paving Company Fisk, Firenze and tlclaan B. Fontana and SonE O. C. ifonea Fay Inproveoent Conpany Bragato Paving C@panyL. C. Smith $ 92,917.53 93,558.25 97 , 121 .10 LO4,32A.?5 106, 033. o0 106,5o2.59 106,761.40 108,740.20 Engineer's E8timate $LL7,748.2O ln replying to inquiries from Council, the City Engineer explained that the engineer's higher esti.[ate on Iten No. 13 (sub-base) based on quotations received for the first phase of the Carolan Avenue Improve- m6nt (AaseaBment District proceedinga) increasd the total esti.matedproject cost and that an addendun was furnished bidders notifiring allthat there nay be a delay of thirty days in starting the contract on the southerly end of the project. Ttre city Attorney advieed that in proceseing the Carolan Avenue IDprove-rent, it was neceaaary to acquire forty-eight and one-half, Bguare feet of property at the corner of Park Avenue and carolan Avenue i a purdrase price has been negotiated in the sum of $92.50 to be placed on depoait with a title ineurance company. 366 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIA}ICE ROLL CAIJ UINIJTES BIDDER TOTAI., PRICE It was the rec@nendation of the City Elrgineer and the city Irlanager that the award be nade to the Kunz Paving c@pany in the arrcunt of $92,917.53 aa the lory bidder. 367 RESOLUTION NO. 22-66 "Ardardi ng Contract for Carolan Avenue Inprovelent Oak Grove Avenue to Larkspur Drive" (Kunz paving Co., 992,917.53) wae introduced for passage on not ion of Councilman ilohnton, eeconded by Councilman lrtartin and unaninously adopted upon RoU CaU. RESOLUTION No. 23-66 "Acce ptlng crant Deed" (L. Laraon and Eva Laraon, 1051 Park Avenue) ras lntroduced for passage on ncrtion of Councilnan ceorge, seconded by Councilnan Diederichsen and unaninously adopted on Roll Call. EE,ARINGS - AI,PIIA I,AND VARIANCES SKTLItitE AREA A public hearing on a Council ap,peal froo an action of the Planning corEiss ion in approving varianccc to the Alpha Land Comlrany was continued to an adj ourned neeting of Council, wedneaday, April 6, 1966. C!T,II,iI'NICATIONS 1. CIry BALL SITE A comunication was recelved fro!0 !lr. Duncan Beardeley, ChaiE[an, city Inprovement Comittee, dated litarch 30, 1966, requcsting an opportunity to p€raonally subuit the c@lttee'E recomndation to Council on the selection of a city Eall 8ite. llayor Croeb!, adoowlcdged the prclence of ltr. Beardsley and invited his c@entg. !tt. Brard8ley explriDd in eoDe detail the functions of the comittee, the selection of sub-c@itteea to inveatigate (1) epace requiromenta i (2) poaaible eites; and (3) nethods of financing, that a total of twelve eites were investigatcd, with tro eubsequently rec@ended; nancly, Bellevue Avenue artd Pri.ntose Road (Palo CorP.) andl the Present Park [load siteg. ltr. Beadsley advised that nelther onc of the tno sltcs rcc@cnded represent the unanl[oua c]rolce of the coittee. ltajor Robrt Craig, propon€nt of the Park Road site. waa invited by I{r. Beardsley to present hia vlers on t}re retention and renodelling of the city Ball currently in use. litajor craig stated the advantagcg of the eite being city-owned, thereby clininatlng acqu i a itl,on co.tai and that wlth the $21o,000.00 allocated in the current budget, an addltional $90,O00.OO in next yearrs budget would provLde a neu city Eall without the necessity of a bond is:ue. ttrs. Willian B. Roberts, proponent of the ait€ on Bellevue and Priaroae Iload, was invited by tlr. Baar{llcy to c@ent on the rec@cndatlon to acquire thie particular parcel. !lrs. Rob€rts stated that the locatlon of . City Hall on Bellevue Avenue and Prinrose Road rould provide (1) an acceas to the variouc trans- portation systetns r (2) a naxi.aun pedestrian proxinltyr (3) service to the nucleua of the population, (4) an idcal location for buginesg interestsr (5) no probl€m in operat ing City BaIl function3 during conatruction; (6) no uprooting of ho[a3 or businegses and (7) an esthctic value in rclation to Lts proxinity to the city Library. !trs. Robrts added that thc aelection of th€ site uould penit the citizens of Burlingaroe 'a welcoe opportunity to pay taxea on souething worthrrhile in their h@e town.' ltayor crosblr, peraonally, and on behalf of Councll and the conunity, praised tlr. BeardBley and hit edrnittee ncniberg for their outstandlng eervice, euggectlng that other d.vic project! rnay be refcrred to the ConrEittee. 368 BROADWAY OVERPASS II.IODEL DISPI,AY ltayor crosby directed attention to the display of the Broadway overpass nodel in the Council Chanbers and invited questions for referral to llr. Eoward York, project engineer. l,lr. York, in replying to inquiries, stated that nurDerous conferenc€a have bcen held with hia ffum, the City Engineer and representativea fron the state Division of Eighways; there are threc altcrnate propoeale, eactr of which propoaes the eliuination of the grade crosaing at Eroadhray and california Drivei several agenciee ehall allocate funds, including the Public Utilities cmission, the southern Pacific C@pany, the County of San l{ateo and the state Division of Eigheays and with City cas Tax Donies, the cdbined funds shall finance the project. The City Engineer advised that within a period of several weekg hia office anticipates having eatimatee of coet and a brealc-dorrn ofjurisdictions frdtr uhich revenue shal} be derived. COIIIIITI'ITICATIONS @NTINI'ED 2. RAY PARI( I}TPROVE}IEL{TS AI,'THORIZED A cmunication from the city [anager, dated ttarch 31, 1966, recomendedin order to utilize the neuly added area to Ray Park, that council authorize the installation of the necesaary pt.y equip|oent. fhe City tianager referred to a neno fron the Park Superintendent, dated [arch 18, 1966, subitting coat eatinates for equipuent and naterial. Councllnan George rec.omended that the propoaed Ray park play area reconstruction be approved and referring to the notation that it will take between sixty and ninety days for delivery, expresred a preferencethat dlarges after July I be allocated fra the 1966-1967 budget. Council concurred and the City Hanager was authorized to placc an orderfor the delivery of the equipent. ORDINANCE RE: "AlIItlAt VIOIJATION CITATIONS" A cmunication fr@ the City llanager, dated l.tarch 31. 1966, adviaedthat the Peningula Eumane Society haa requested the City to adopt an ordinance similar to one in effect ln other cities on the peninsula, permitting hunane officers to issue citations for aninal violations. ttte subject wae referred to Council for consideration at the lrtay 4 study Eeeting. 4. DEIAY REPORT TO WATER OUALIT:T @NTRC'L BOARD A comunication from the City lt{anager, dated ttarch 31, 1966, advisedthat the report of John Jenka, Consulting Engineer, on (I) lry-pass improvementa in the sanitary sever llnes and (2) the eliqination offloating gtreage from the aeuage treatment plant, because of r,seather conditions, ehall be delayed and necessitating notice to tlrat effect to be fozvarded to the water Ouality Control Board. It waa the recqrmendation of the City uanager that by Council noti.on, circunstances be explained to the Control Board rrith a requeat that the perlod wterein the progresa report ig due on or before April 15, 1966r,be extended to on or before l{ay 15, 1966. Follming considerable discussion on the unfavoralrle poaition in whictr the delay in report ing to the water Quality Control Board places the city, the city Enginecr, a6 recomended by councilnan ceorge, advised that his office would request the Consulting Blgineer to e:<plain the delay to the Control Board. 3. 369 Thc Ciq? Engineer ra8 reguested to report to Council at th€ next neeting. April 18, and subuit, if necessary, at leaat a rough draft of the consulting Engineer'a progress report. 5. ACOI,ISIIION PARCEL DI'FFERIN-EL CAIITINO REAL A meuo fron the City tianager, dated ttardr 25, 1966, advieed that a silall parcel of lEnd, 359 aquare feet of sidet alk area, located at the inter- section of EI canino ReaI and Ihrfferin Avenue, declared try the state ag excera property, is available for purchase in the aum of $1.O0 and it erar recomanded that a regolution be adopted accepting a Grant D€cd for the conveyance of eaid parc€l. RESOLI,TTON XO. 24-55 "Accepting crant Ded' (state of California parcel EI carnino Real-Duffcrin) was introduced for passage on notion of Councihan irohnaon, seconded by Councihan C€orge and unaninoualy adopted upon noll Call. 6. ISATIONAI, RECREATION-PARK SURVTT ACKNOWLEDGED A counication fro the ctty l{anager, dated uarch 31, 1966, adviscd that a f,inal atudy report nadc by the National Recreation lnd Park Agsoclation has been received. Council adcnowledged reccipt thereof and as recmended by the City I{anager, copies rere authorlzed to be Bu}oitted to Deubers of the Recre.tlon, Park and Planning Comigsiona, the Burlingane Chanber of Cdnerce, the Broadrray llerchants' Aasociation and nernberg of the city'r staff. 7. W. F. RAOADS RESI'BDIVISION Of, LA I,IESA A letter fro the City Planner, dated l{arctr 31, 1966, advised that a public hearing before the Planning C@ission on the application of w. F. Ahoad8, 1530 La llesa Drive. to establish n4 lot linec to divide trro exlsting lots into four, waa concluded rith a lotion recoend ing that Council approve the tentativ. nap aubject to revisions ln the width of thc acceas road to the prop€rty. fhe City Planner advlaed that a corrcctd tentative nap ia available for Councll either to approve, to approve conditionally or to ditapprove. Actlon wag withheld until the next regular aeeting of Council. Aprll 18, with members to be furnished naps for reviery ln the interi-8. 8. I,IBR,ARY BOAND CAPITAL PROGRN,T A cqmunlcation frm the Clty Librarian, dated }tardr 31, 1965, advised thrt the preparation of the Libr.r.i7'8 Capital Erpenditure progtran ha8 raised a polnt raferred to in the Planning Cmiesion's Capital ltnprove- D€nt report of la8t year coaccrning a Council poliey with respect to expaneion plans for the Libr.r? on property adjacent thereto and c@plet.d to serve as a Parking District f,acility. During thc ensuing discugsion on thc request for a clarification ofpoIlcy, it was the conaenaus of Councll that during the hearings establiahlng tho down-tor*n Parklng District, it was intended that the aubject property would be Dade available to the Library for the expanal,on of its facilitie8. 9. BRON)rvAY OVERPASS INFORI{A1PIOf, A c@unication t as adrnovJ.edged from the Burl ingue Chanber of Comerce,d.ted l.larch 3l, 1966, together with naterial prepared for use in conjunctlon with the dieplay of the Broadvay overp.ss. 370 lrhe emunication reguested Council to revies tha material and upon approval., docunent nunbered "three" will be reproduced and madeavailable for dietribution when the rnodel ls on diaplay. tlr. Hugh Conno1ly, President, Burlingane Chanber of Cmerce, in attendance, advised that Ur. A]' Kaufnann. Broadway nerchant, ia Chairnan of a cmittee seekiDg appropriate bugineas locations todisplay the model. Council voiced Lts approval to the literature and tdr. Connolly wl8 advised that the nodel will be available for public display in the buainess areas follorring the next Docting of the Planning Comieaion, ltonday, April 11. 10. I'NIVERSTTT WOUEI{ "STATEUENT OF POLICt" A cmunlcation from the San !{ateo Br.rnch, Amerlcan Aseociation of University women, dated March 22, L966, together with a "statenentof Policy" concerning the preservation of San ltlateo County landnarkg and wildlife, nas acknowledged and placed on file. RESOLUTIONS RBSOLIIIION NO. 25-65 "Authoriz ing Settlenent of Parcel 2" (f,orth Burlingane lvo[an's club, Inc., 1211 Paloa Avenue, 928,500.00) va8 introduced by counciltian tlartin who noved its paaaage and seconded hrlz Councilnan Johnson. On the question, Councilman [artin advised that the WonaD's Club har requested a period of eixty dayE after the closing of escrou in shidr to vacate their tenants. A RolI call vote wae thereafter declared unani-nous. ORDINN{CES - Consideration thereof: ORDINAIICE NO. 84qr"An Ordinence Anendi ng Section 17.04.340 of the Irtunicipal code Regrulat ing Tank vehiclcs' ras given it8 second rcading and upon notion of councihan arohnaon, seconded by Councihan Diederidraen, said Ordinance paseed its a€cond rc.ding and uaa adopt€d try the following Roll CalI vote: Ayer s councilnon 3 crorby-Diedcrichscn-Gcorge-drohnson-l{artin. Uoea! CouncilEeDr ltoDc Abaent Councilnen: trone T'NFIUISEED BUSINESS 1. PTIB SO.BO INVESTIGAIIIONS iltre Chair aclcnowledged receipt of a neno froD PolicG sergeant D. Porter, to the Chief of Police, dated ltarch 23, 1966, sub[itting an invea- tigation report concetring the Pub So-Eo, 1316 Eroadway. llhe report stated that Eusic heard frm the rear nay be consldered a nuiaance to adjacent residents, but police records do not indicate fornel couplaints have bcen received. It war recomended by the sergeant that "the rear door and windows to the Pub so-Ho be aound-proofed. A diacueeion aroae on the propriety of tlre city to continue the invectigationr rrhen co[plaints to date have been received only fr@ cltizena prefGrring to renain anonyrf,rua. lltre City Attorney, in reply to Council inquirier, stated that to avoid poaaiblc nuieance complainta, it rry b€ rugg€Bted to the oPer.tora that they sound-proof the rear portion of the establilhnent. 37L 1. BIENNIAL IUS?ITI'TE A Lcague of callfornia cities Bulletin, dated [arch 17, 1956, announeing the 9th Biennial Institute for tlayors and CouncilD.n, to be held in Itlonterey, Aay 22-24, 1966, vaa acknor.rledged and filed for ref€rence aubeequent to the April 12 uuniclpal Election. 2. PARK DEPAR$ENT CCEfiENDATIOIT A cmunication frou the Downtoun Burl ingane llerchanta Aasociatlon, dated ftrril 4, 1966, cmending the Park Superintendent and his departnent for the placcnent of trees aIlgning Burl ingane Avenue, waa ad<nowl edged with the City Clerk regu€st€d to suboit a copy to the Park DepartDent. 3. "I.AW ETFORCEI{EIIr" DINUER PROGN,AI,I A comuni cat ion wae acknowledged from the Peninaula council of Lions Clubg, dated ltarch 31, 1966, announcing the "initiation of an annual avard dinnerx to be held at thc Benjanin Pranhlin Eotel, April 25, 1966, at 7:30 p.n., to honor the taw Enforcenent Agenci€r. 4. BAJA. CAI,IFORIIA IIIGTIWAY PROPOSAT A cmunicat ion wls read fr@ ,oseph A. Beek, SecretatY of the Senate, and a nenber of thc C@i8sion of th€ Californiar, appointed by the coverrrors of california and Baja ealifornia, dated April 1, 1966, rith referencc to tha construction of a highway frqn the Aoerican boundary in the ne ighborhood of Tiajuana to Cabo san Lucaa and soliciting an endorsenent to the propo3al for referral to the Mexican Government. Councilnan ltartln nov€d that a reaolution of endoraenent be adopt€d, seconded hry Councilnan arohnaon and unaninously carrled. CAROLAII ON(S NT'RSERT SCBOOL ENDORSEI{ENT A cormunication from lttrB. Fred Sage, 1421 Bernal Avenue, in reference to the continuation of the Carolan Oaks Nursery Sdrool oPeration as r public aertrice, was act(nowledged and placed on file. COT'NCII. REPORTS 1. councilDan arohnson referred to an inquiry received fr@ a tenant located at the rear of a Burlingame Avenue buaincca e stabl i shDent concerning the asaignrent of a street nu[ber whereby nail nay be dclivered. fhe city Planner advised that the lane in questlon ia a privately- orrned lngress and egresa uith atrcet addresses recognized only on the Burl ingane Avcnue properties. 2. counciban ltartin, referring to the recent nerspaper publicity concerning Burl ingale sills and staterents clntained therein affecting the city of Burl ingale stated that the iesue should be clarified. Obsenring that a fomal approach haa not been Dade by the property orrners of Burlingane Eilla to the City for a perlod of years, councilnan ltartin volunteered hie services as a Council liaigon to i.nfotmally confer with the Burlingare Hillr Ede oyrners' A8sociation if its nenbers eo desire. NEW BUSIIVESS 5. 372 3. Councilman George reported on his recent attendance at a Eeeting of the Sewage Disposal Steering Cdmittee at the lhunderbolt Eotel in xillbrae, wherein the subject included citiea c.,oupliance rith requirernents of the water Quality control Board through aerrer plant inprovementg i and that a perid of fro five to six Donth3 extension has b€en requested durlng the interim of rfiidr cities roay confer on sharing a counity facility. 4. councilnan Diederichgen reported on his attendance at a recent West Bay Rapid Transit Authority meeting in Rednood City, rherein a monthly progress report waa given on the san ltateo County master transit plan, catinated to be copl.eted by 1968. ACKIOWLEDGI,IENTS REPERET|CE TO PARKING DISTRIEI TIIIT'TES Reference was made to a paragraph in the ninutes of the Palking District C@i8sion, uarch 24, 1966, to hold regular ncetings at 4s00 p.!. Polloving a briof diacussion, Counciln.n ceorge rcved that the Parking Distrlct Cmirgion be direct€d to Dcet nonthly at 8:OO p.!., on an evening of itg choice, geconded b1l Counclhen }tartin and unaninourly cerrLad. An OUF,IIII{EUT The n cting regularly adj ourned at 10t55 p.r., to nset at SsOO p..., on wedncsday, epril 6, 1966. R.rpectf ully subrltted, --CC4-,/4.r^ZfrEERBEnf, I(. HEr8E, CIrr CLERX APPROVED: Dtru.-A.Ove* wu,LrAu iI. cRo6BY, xAYoRl Uayor Crosby acknorledged receipt of ninutes frm the Library Board, the Park ing District Comission, th€ Planning couis6ion and thc Civic Iryrovement Comittee, and a monthly report fron ttre San t{ateo County Eealth Departrent.