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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1965.05.17Burlingame, California uay 17, 1955 CAIL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Burl ingane City Coulrcil was held on the above given date. lleeting called to order at 8:1O P.m., - ltayor Crosby in the Chair. PLEDGE OF AI.LEGIN{CE Present - Councilmen: Absent - Councilnen: crosby-ceorge-uartin Diederichsen-.lohnson. 203 absent while on vacation, seconded by Counc ilnan CounciLuan Diederictrsen and councilman ilohnson, trere excused on motion of Councilman l{artin and George. Ttre ltinuteE of the previous meeting of uay 3, were unanimously approved and adopted. 1955, submitted to Council, Itayor Crosby announced that this was the ti.me and place sctreduled to continue the fomal hearing on a proposal to close a portion of Oxford Road and an infornral hearing on the proposed extension of Adeline Drive. The City Clerk advised that no further communication, either i.n oppositionor in favor thereof, had been received. lhe City Engineer, in reply to the Chair, stated that his Office had no further evidence other than the original propoeal to vacate a portion of Oxford Road and subaequent proposals received by the state Eighway DepartDent to inprove the signal systeE on E1 Camino ReaI. lrhe City Engineer explained the most recent proposal fron the Eighway Department, including a "timephasei that would create a one hundred twenty-three gecond delay to traffic approaching El Camino Real froE Adeline Drive and fr@ Canbridge-oxford Roads t the mount ing of sj.gnals on mast arms over the roadway; the removal of flaBhing yel1ow sigmals on El Camino Real, at an estiraated co8t of $4,7O0.0O, of wtrich the City,in accordance with State Policyz, rrould be required to finance one-half of the co6t of the project. llhose present, in favor of tlre project, r,,ere invited by the Chair to spealr. Ittr. Fred U. Baldra, 1145 Canbridge Road, PreEident of the Burlingane Gate Inprovement Asaociation, stated that his group is in favor; however. a que8tion had been raised concerning the feasibLlity of placing a "trafficactuated sigmal " system r,itrereby the time cycle proposed for the tributary streets may be reduced. !lr. Baldra further questioned the conparative costE betrreen the propoaala (1) to recoDstruct Adeline Drive; (2) to re-arralrge the current s ignal system and (3) to create an actuated signal system. At word fro tlre Chair, all in the Council Chamber aroee and gave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL l.{INUTES IIEARINGS I CIOSIISG PORTION OXI'ORD ROAD II ADELINE DRIVE EKTENSION 204 fhe City Brgineer, through the Chair, advieed that (1) the proposal toprovide a "straight-through" intersection at Adeline Drive, would appro:<imate $7,000.00, of which approximately 96,000.0O would be borneby the City and the remainder, approxinately $BOO.OO by the Eighway Department, (2) a sum in the .rmount of 94,700.0O, with ttre City aesuming one-half of the expenditure, is esti.nated as the cost of arevised signal aystem and (3) ttre cost to install traffic actuatdsignals would result in a coneiderably higher expeaditure. 1[he City Engineer, replying to further inquiries, stated that thelatter type signal system is not installed elser*tere in the City. lltrere being no further coments frdl those in favor and there appearingto be no one present to speal< in opposition thereto, the Chair declaredthe hearings closed and requested the pleasure of the Council. Councilman l{artin stated that in his opinion, the extension of Adeline Drive was the more appropriate solutioni that the mounting of sigrnals over the roadrray would not resolve the problem and if funds are allocated for the project as currently propoeed by the State, he would not look upon with favor, an expenditure of additional funds in the near future to J.mprove conditions at the subject intersection. CouncilDan ltartin continued by stating that in view of the lack of reapoDge from the residents westerly of Adeline Drive and the opposition of residentE of Burlingame Village to tlre proposed extension of Adeline Drive, it was his recmendation that action on the issue be currently deferred. Councilman George expressed his preference also to the plan to extead Adeline Drive, stating that he wae taking into coginizance, heever, the opposition to the proposal . Concurring with the recomendation of councilman ltartin, Councilmaa ceorge noved that ttre present traffic eigmal Eyatem within the aubject area be retained, seconded by Councilman l{artin and unanilously carried. RESOLUTION NO. 49-65 "Orderin g the vacation of a Portion of Eighway Road, A Public street within tlre City of Burlingane" was lntroduced for passage on motion of councilman llartin, seconded by councilman George. A Roll call vote was recorded ae follows: Ayes: Councilmen: Uoes! Counciloen: Absent Councilnen: None Croaby-George-tltart in Diederichsen-.lohnson . ilhe motion having failed, Resolution No. 49-55 was declared null and void. 1. P RE.LIIIIINARY AIINUAL BT'DGET A comunication from the City lilanager, dated Uay 13, 1955, preaentiag a prelininary annual budget for the period 1965-1966, accopanied by a report explaining budgeted items nas aclcnorrrledged. Uayor Crosby announced that hearings on the proposed budget will be sctreduled at regtular intervals by Budget Chairman, Councilman George. 2. PERIISSION TO BIOCK OFF STREET WITEEELD COII{MITNICAf IONS A c@unication fron the city ltaDager, dated l.tay 13, 1965, advised tbat a requeat has been received fro tbe Burlingane lierdlanta' Aesociation for permission to bloclt off Burlingane Avenue from Park Road to Lorton Avenue on saturday, ilune L2, L965, from 9:O0 a.m., to 5:OO p.m., 5Jr commenoration of the creation of the new downtown parking lots and to erdribit an art collection. 20s In a brief discussion, the City Attorney suggested that a 'two-line"petition be circulated among the nerdrantg to poll their reaction to the request. fhe subject waE referred to the City ltanager for report to Council at an adjourned meeting of CounciL on Wednesday, ltay 19, 1965. 3. ACCEPTANCE I4T A BETLEVUE AVENI'E A comunication fro the City llanager, dated Uay 13, 1965, advieed that the Kunz Paving CoEpany has satisfactorily completed the requirements stipulated in the Plars and Specifications for the construction of the extension on Bellevue Avenue and it v,as the rec@nendation of his office and that of the City Engineer that the project be accepted. 4. BAYSIDE IUPROVEITENT DISTRICT CEANGES A comunication fron tlre City l,tanager, dated Uay 13, 1955, advised that the attorneys for the Bayside Improvement District have requested the paaaage of a resolution to change and mod ify work Schedules I and II of the Bayside Improvement District and to set forth a tiEe and place for a public hearing. REsOr,IrTIoN NO . 51-65 "A Resolution of Intent ion to l.ta]<e Ctr anges and lodifications Bayside ImproveDent District - work sdredules I and II" Public Eearing .rune 7, 1965) was introduced for passage on mot ion of Councilnan George, aeconded \r Councilman llart in and unani.mously adopted upon Roll CalI. s. (a)CORPORATION YARD II{P ROVE}IENTS . A memo frqa the city ltanager, dated ltay 13, 1965, advised that Council is required to authorize the archltect to proceed with detailed plans, specifieationa and cost estimates preparatory to advertising for bids for the conclusion of the gecond stage rdork at the Corporation Yard. To confirm infornal action taLen at the study meeting, I.tay 5, 1965, the City Engineer, in reply to an inquiry frm Councilman l{artin, expressed hLe approval to the Arclritect's estimateE, strhitted under date of April 28, 1965, stating that this step finalizes the second phase of the Corporation Yard project inprovement. llrhe City Engineer advised that one additional item, not listed and not within the scope of an ardritect, is the proposed j-uprovenent to a lot acros8 the street fro the Corporation Yard to be used for storage purposes. }1r. E. L. Norberg, Arctritect, also in reply to Councilman ltartin, expreseed confideuce that the revised cost estiDates shall renain firo. A uotion was introduced thereafter by Councilman ltartin, eecoaded by councilman George and unanimously carried, that the Arditect be authorized to proceed according to detailed plans suhitted and approved. RBSoLIIIIOr No. 50-65 "Accepting Parking IJot Improvements Burlingame Avenue Area Off-Street Parking District Lot A Extention - ilob No. 63-26" was introduced for passage ou notion of Councilman ltartin, seconded by Councilman George and unanirnously adopted upon Rol1 CaU. Ur. Earold N. B1ake, repreeenting the Attorneys for the District, in attendance, advised that the proposed change petmits surplue funds remainiJrg in the Bayside Inprovement District Ylork Sdredules I and II construction Pund to be applied toward the installation of underground utilities. 206 s. o)T'P-DATING BT'ILDING CODE ' -i" + A memo from the City Itlanage r, dated Uay 13, 1955, advised that the Building Inspectors and the Fire Inspector are currently reviewing chapters of the tFst recent Uniforn Building Code, with partreular emphasis given to chapters that have been conpletely revised. fhe City EDgineer advised that a thorough review has been in progress several hours in the evening during ttre week. s. (c)R. C.iIOHIiEISIEASE PORTION UILLS CREEK A memo froE the City l,tanager, dated ltay 13, 1955, advised that the executi-on of a lease is required to authorize the R. C. irohnson Cmpanyto construct a concrete box cuLvert over tlrat portion of llills Creek aJrutting the ilohnson property with frontage on Burlway Road. llhe City Itlanager advised that the ilohnson Company will construct and maintain the culvert at its own expense and that upon indication by !lr. Frank Rochex, Jr., appraiEer, that the lease value is nominal, it was the recouunendation of his office that a sum of $LO0.OO per year would be an appropriate fee. A comnunication was read frour ur. Rochex, under date of Irtay 11, 1965, and made a part of the record. llhe comunication stated that it was his opinion "that any lease value for that portion of the creek is nominal, keeping in mind that the cost of culverting far exceeds ground value and that at the end of the leased period the City will have a marketable parcel,l' Councilman George, upon his oh/n request, was granted pennission to read the contents of the proposed lease and action was deferred thereafter untiL the adjourned meeting, wednesday, Hay 19. A memo f rom the city l,tanager, dated lttay 13, L965, advised that as previously stated, profesaional traffic engineering services are available through the Office of the County Brgineer; the coat is tle hourly rate of the engineer or his assistant, plus t\renty-seven percent for overhead, wi.th an additional fifteen percent for all outside projects. With respect to the installation of traffic sigmals at the Burlingaue Avenue-Lorton Avenue intersection in relation to the rec@endation of the Health, Safety and Traffic Conni ssion that the project be delayed pending the exploration of a one-yray street system, the City llanager recmended that bids be advertised for the installation imediate1y. In reply to Councilman llartin's inguiry, the City }lanage r stated that it was his opinion that the signals are warranted to insure a higher measure of safety in tlre area. fhe City Engineer, replying to Council iaquiries, advised tlrat Plans and specifications have been prepared and are available for bid advertisement; the cost has been estinated at appron5.nately $6,000.00; the sigmals wiLl be synchronized with those on California Drive and the excavation required to install the signal lights will not adverseJ.y affect the resurfacing of Burlingame Avenue planned for this sumer. Councilnan George initiated a discussion on the over-all inprovement since the installation of four-way stop signs, stating that he pref,erred utilizing the services of the City's staff rather than euploying a practice of engaging outside engineers to c-onduct surveys and, in his opinion, the stop signs currently io effect are proper. 5. (cl) TRAFFIC ETiCI:IEERING SERVICE 207 ltayor Crosby stated that until the proposed traffic survey within the City shall be completed, it was his euggestion that further action be deferred temporarily. Speakiag on the difficulty experienced by notoriEts traveling in a \resterly direction on Burlingame Avenue, particularly durilg the evening traffic rush and facing into the aun, Councilran ttart in suggested the placement of a flashing red light to alert motorists to Etop at the arterial . fhe Citry llanager waa requested to confer with the Park Superintendent on the relocation of a boxed tree partially obscuring one of the inter- section stop sigms. Pollorving further discussion, CouncilDan llartin noved that the City Engineer be authorized to place a "flashing red J.ight" on the stop s igrr that affects west-bound traffic on Burlingane Avenue. The motion was seconded by Councilman George and unanimously carried. A memo from the City l{anager, dated uay 13, 1965, recomending that a public hearing be scheduled on the proposal to adopt a food ordinance similar to a courty-wide ordinance, tas concurred in \r Council and June 7, 1965, Council Chanbers, city 8a11, was selected thereafter as the time and place to conduct said hearing. s. (f)PROPOSAL TO OPERATE CITY DI'IIP A merlo fr@ the City lilanager, dated ltay 13, 1965, submitting a "recap"of propoaalE to operate the City Dump \ras presented by the Anza Pacific C@pany and recomending that an evening date be scheduled to consider tlre several proposals, was aeknowledged and the subject referred to an adjourned neeting to be sdreduled wednesday, ttay 19, 1965, 7:3O p.m., for conplete review. 1lhe city }lanager sas requested to also notify I{r. Iouis .f. Devincenzi, Secretary, San ltateo Disposal Co., who has indicated an interest in the operation of the City'a Drup. 5. A.R.FISIIER A.I.A. RE: BURLINGAI{E AVENITE I}tPROvEilENT A comunication was read from !tr. A. Robert Fisher, A.I.A., dated Iitay 13, 1965, sulmitting a proposal that in his "professional j udgnent " would create the Burl iDgane Avenue area into a more desirable and attractic street than by the street lighting program proposed (Burlingane Avenue Street Lighting Aa6ea Er[ent District). trtayor Crosblr ad<norvledged the presence of Ur . Fisher, r"rtro elaborated on his propoaal to develop the shopp ing and governmental area in a manner contributing to the general "character of the City." Ittr. Fisher stated that in his opinion " it r*ould be tragic if high- intensified lights were placed on BurI ingame Avenue" and suggested that a " sympathetic effort on the part of the city, the Chanber of Comerce and the merchants" would result in an "attractive cotnpLex " deveLopment. councilman George pointed out that the street lighting prograD proposed was initiated by the Chamber of Comrerce and preaented to Council for preliminary procedure toward the establishment of a downto{,rn street l ighting assessrent di8trict. l{ayor Croaby comended }tr. Fisher for his civic interest and his proposal to beautify the downtori{n area of Burlingame, suggesting that perhaps it may be a "job of selling (the idea) to the merchantE.' 5. (e) Foop oRprNANcE HEARTT{G 208 A c@unication fro l{r. and Urs. R. F. I{artin, 1520 Bernal Av€nue protesting the increase proposed by the County in asgessed valuations and urging Council to consider the lowering of tlre City's 1965-1966 property tax rate, was acknowledged and placed on file. lltre Chair acknorrledged receipt of monthly reports frqn the Police and Fire Departments, a "Salary and Wage Survey on Ben&mark Positions" conpiled hrlz the city ltanager, city of San Bruno, under the auspices of the North County council of Cities, a meno to Council fron the City Attorney re! "Procedure for Acquisition of Burl ingame Shore Land C@tr any Property. " AIso acknowledged was a metDo from the City Planner, dated Uay 12, 1965, concerning the purchase of Burlingame Shore Land properties. A cormunication from the City Planner, dated ltay 14, 1965, in connec- tion therewith, advised of his conference with !tr. Robert Friday of the County Engineer's office, in drarge of details in tlre disbursenent of County "open-epace funde. " Itle City Planner recomended that the City cmply with a request fro I'tr. Friday that council (1) supply current title reports on both the State and Burlingame Shore LaDd properties and (2) obtain a new appraisal on the eecondly-referred to property. tlhe City Planner further recomended that Council thereafter initiate action to acquire the property tlrrough condemnation proceedings. During the ensuing brief diecussion, j.t was pointed out that contrary to allegations appearing in recent nerrapaper articles, City fuuds are availa,ble for the acquisition of Bhoreland properties. lhe City Itlanager was requested to Dake every effort to obtain inforn- ation fro ttre Division of Eighways Right-of-t{ay Agent with respect to the City's offer to purdrase state land along the Bayshore Preeway, for report at the adjourned neeting of council, wednesday, tlay 19. A motion rraa thereafter introduced by Councilman Iartin that the city llanager be directed to obtain :n appraiaal of the Burlingame Shore Land company's parcels fron Hr. Frank Rocjhex, ;tr., and current title reports on both the State and Burlilgane Shore Land C@pany properties. Ihe motion was seconded by Councilnan George and unanimously carried. RESOL IITIONS None. UNFINI SEED BUSINESS I. CIVIL SERVICE COHUISSION APPOIMN4ENT Iayor croEby sulmitted the name of Archie L. Offield, 3IO Pepper Avenue, ag a menber of the Civil Service C@mission and the apPoi.ntueDt was unaniraously conf imed by council. 7. IOWER TA]( RATE I'RGED ACKNOWLEDGUE{TS llhe City Planner. in a verbal report, recomended, in order to proceed with the completion of applications for "open-space natching funds "that council take the first Bteps this evening tqrard the acguieition of Parcels A, B, and C, oened bV the Burlingame Shore Land Cotrpany, \r engaging t}e services of an appraiser. T.he City Attorney concurred with the recommendation. ORDINANCES None. PERSONAL ACK}OWLEDGII{EIiBS Uayor Crosb,y acl$o\rledged the presence of Planning Comrnissioner Norberg. Parking Comissioner Xaufmann, Recreation Corud ss ion Chairman Horwitz,lrlr. Don Teixeira, Uil1s Estate Improvement Association, City L,ibrariantechidr and ilunior Chamber of Comerce representat5-ve, I{r. Duncan Beardsley. NEW Bt SftilESS Councilman George reported on his receipt of a telephone call froru a spokesl.rn representing Ray Park residents, concerning hazards to their property with the construction of the Ray Park CuLvert adjaceDt thereto, and the suggestion tlrat a feace of sufficient height be erected to protect the respective properties. Council concurred and authorized an allocatioo for the expenditure to be included within the 1965-1966 budget. ftle City Engineer advised that an estimate of cost thereof may be available for presentation to Council at the adjourned meeting, wednesday, Itlay 19. 2 ST'I{I{ER "JOB E:KPEMITURBS " ATNEORIZED Concurring with a recomendat ion from the city !{anager, a sum of $5,O00.OO was authorized from the contingent fund to be allocated for the employment of vacation period personnel. 2 REFERENCE $O P RELIUIilARY BT'DGET !lr. Duncan Beardsley, Junior Chamber of cdmerce representative, questioned the procedure applied in ttre adoption of the fiscal budget. lrayor crosby explained in sme detail the cuatomaly procedure of meeting with department heads, the city uanager and the scheduling of public hearings prior to the final adoption of the budget. In a brief discussion it was noted that the tax rate is adopted follovring receipt of the City'e asseaEed valuations fu the County. Warrants, Ionth of !fay, 1965, Nos. 4055 - 4230, in the total amount of $75,508.82, duly audited, were approved for palment on motion of councilman l{artin and seconded b1r Councilman George. AUIOURNUET{T lIhere lreing no further lrusiness, the neeting was regu].arly adjournedat 9:45 p.m., to vtedne8day, Eay 19, 1965, at 7:3O p.m. Respectfully suhitted, ',_*- APPROVED:HERBERT K. !{EITE, CIIY CLERK 209 1. RAY PARK CI'IJVERT HAZARD CLAIUS PTtrROLL Payroll hrarrants, ltonth of frpril, 1965, Nos. 3O3O to 3523, in the total anount of $113,810.32, were approved oa tnotion of Counciltaan t{artin and seconded by Councilnan George.