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Burlinganre, California
August 1, 1966
CALL TO ORDER
A regular neeting of the Burlingane City Council was held on the above
given date. Meeting calIed to order at 8:05 p.m., - Iayor ceorge in
the Chair.
At rrold fro the Chair, all in the Council Chanber aroge and gave the
Pledge of Allegiance to ttre Flag.
Present - Councilmen:
Absent - CounciLnen:
Crosby-Diede rich sen-ceorge-aIohDaon-Iltart in.
None.
l.{INUTES
Ttre l.{inutea of the regrular meeting of July 18, 1966, au}oitted to
Council previously, were approved and adopted.
HE.ARINGS
1. WEED ABATE!,IEIST PROGRAU . 1966-1967
Uayor ceorge announced that this was the tine and pLace, in conforaance
with published and posted notice, to conduct a public hearing on a
report of the cost of the vreed and nrbbigh abatement program flfed by
the Superintendent of Streets.
RESOLIIIION NO. 45-66 "Fixi ng ABseasment for weed and Rubbi sh Abatement,
1966-1967" was introduced for paasage on motion of CounciLman alohnson,
seconded by Councilman l{artin and adopted unaninouely upon Loll Call .
2. "IIIIDUSTRIAI, I.{AY" TO "CADII,LAC WAY"
I.tayor ceorge announced that Council, by motion at a regular meeting,
July 18, 1966, had scheduled this date to conduct a public hearing on
a proposal to change the street name of "Industrial Way" to "Cadillac
Lane . {
A comrunication was read from ilohn L. Rector, President, Rector Cadillac
I.lotor company, the petitioner, requesting the ltreet nane change to
comenorate the erection of a new Cadillac agency.
lr{r. Herard L. Robinson, 1O2I Burlingame Avenue. ceneral Manager,
Rector uotor company, spoke in behalf of the application.
Ihere be ing no further peraon to slreal( in favor, the opponenta were
invited to speak.
trlr. Louis starr, 1675 Escalante way, Burlingane, representing Dlmanic
Asaociatea, 1O11 Industrial Way, advised that his firm, an electronice
manufacturer and distributor representative, haa been located in the
area the paat four yearsr a changte in the street name sould reault
PLEDGE OT AI,LEGIAIICE
ROLL CAIJT
llhe hearing was declared opened by the Chair and there be ing no peraon
appearing to object to the propoaed abatemcnt program and no comuni-
cation received in protest thereof, the hearing was declared closed.
ftre Chair, having first ascertained fron the Cityz Clerk that no cmuni-
cation had been received in favor or in proteet, invited comnents frDm
ProPonents.
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in a financial hardahip and may "possibly reault in poorer relatione
with their principals; " a coEplete reprinting of data aheeta and literature
rould be necesaary and tha drange 'baaically wouJ'd serve no real purpose. "
To an inquiry fr@ @uncilman Diederichsen to the City Planner, Council
rras inforrred that parcels on Industrial l{ay, one blodc in length, are all
orrned by Person & I.Iik, uith one office building housing a nunber of tenanta.
!{r. starr, replying to inquiriea froe councihan alohnaon, atated that the
company printing coata are congiderable; the "nane, 'Cadillac' haa no
particular asgociation with an electronics firn" and the correspondence
in connection with the electronica induatry Is world-wide.
Replylng to councilnan !{artin, I.tr. starr stat€d that the rental ia on
a "nonth to rcnth" basla, and there was "no particular period wlrerein a
re-printing of an address change would be convenlent.'
Itre City Bnginecr advlrcd that having referred the name drange to the
Pire Chief and to adljoining cities, his office had received no obJection
to the proposal l however, it waa his opinion that in naning a forty-foot
wide atreet a "lane" ia inappropriate.
Ithe City Engineer further advised in reply to Councilnan Diederichsen that
" Industrial way" ls a 'dcdlcated City street" and aplr€ars on the naps of
the City aa auch.
Councilman litartin, comenting on the "hardship" imposed on sone.
to Ur. Robinson, General_Ualagef- tbat the prominence of the name
was sufficient to rotegofBlE€Eagt f,8"" chanse.
ruggested
" cadillac'
l,ir. Robincon referred to postal regrulations requiring zip codes on mailing
nateriala by iranuary 1, 1967, utrereby reprintings tnay be necessary and
Etated that in his opinion, with the current development of the property,
"it r*ould be appropriate to ctrange. "
Polloring a brief discuseion, r*trerein the leord "Lane' was altered to the
rrotd 'way.' councilnan Diederlchsen introduced and rcved the passage of
RESOLIIIION NO. 46.65 'Changing Name of Industrial TIay to cadillac way "
seconded by Councilnan Croeby and adopted by the folloring Roll call vote:
Ayea s
Noea s
Councilmen : Crosby-Diedericlrgen-ceorgedohnson.
Councilmen: ltartin.
3. TISCAL YEAR BI'DGET 1966.1957
ltayor ceorge announced that Council had scheduled this date to suhit a
proposed 1965-196? budget at nhidr tlne consideration would be given to
cments frcn the audience.
Councilnan ltartin, Council Budget Chairman, was invited by the Chair to
open and to conduct the public hearing.
Councihan llartin advised that the proposed budget, copiee of whidr have
been nade available to the public the paat week, is sllghtly in excegs
of 93,0oo,0o0.00 with ttre tar( rate to remain at 91.28 per 9100.00
assesaed valuation.
rrhere be ing no one present to speak in favor or in opposition and no
cmunicatione f j.led, the hearing vas decLared cLoaed.
RESOI,UTION NO. 47-66 "Adopt ing Budget City of Burlingame Fiacal Year
End ing irune 30, L967" uas introduced for passage on motion of Councilman
l,lartin, seconded by councilman irohnson and unanimously adopted upon
Roll caU.
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RESOLUTTON NO. 48-66 "Fix ing Tax Rate for the City of Burlingane For
the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1967" was introduced by councilruan ltartin,
who moved its passage, seconded by Councilnan Johnaon and unanimously
adopted upon RoIl CaI1 .
Councilman Diederichsen requested that Council be furnished with
individual copies of the tax rate.
Uayor George, in behalf of Council, cormended Councilman l.{artin for
his services in the preparation of the ner'r fiscal year budget.
llayor George briefly outlined the activitieg of the Civic ImproveDent
comtittee, appointed by Councilman Crosby at the time of his lrtayorahipin 1955, to consider City HalI sites; the nine to four vote of the
conmittee members favoring the selection of a new site and subEeguentLy,
the five to one vote (one mernber absent) of the Planning Cormission
reconcnending the renodeling of the City Eall on its present site.
?he Chair acknowledged a comrunication from George N. Keyston, Jr.,
President, Anza Pacific cor1,., dated August 1, 1965, received by
Council at 8:OO o'cloclk, p.m., on tlris date.
llhe letter was read frorn the Anza Pacific corp., offering the following
nodifications and inproverents to their previous propoaal to provide
a City Hal1 site on its property adjacent to a proposed City golf
course:
1 To provide (a) a prfunary site at the northwest corner of the property
and (b) hrater and sewer services frdo this point to the se\rer Plant;
2. To continue the use of the "haul road" until the City deter in€s
final plans at wh ictr time Anza Pacific shall r+ork lrith the City to
fu11y inprove the acceasi
3. To provide electric power and tel.ephone servlce currently available
at ttre sitei and
4. To extend the roadway to Airport Boulevard within a reasonable
period of tine.
A letter was read fr@ Ur. Ed Arnold, 265 Primrose Road, dated .Tuly 29,
1956, favoring the remodel ing of the preaent City llall or the re-
building of a ns facility on the preaent site.
There being no further comrun i cat ion 6 on file, the Chair announced that
the subject for discussion rpuld be the eelection of a city Hall site
and invited all those in favor of retaining the present City Hall to
cormnent.
}{r. E. L. Pierce, 1813 Ioyola Drive, Chairoan of the P]anning Comission
and t{r. Frank Cistulli, 16/14 Laasen way, melrber of the PLanning Comission,
eadr referred to the majority vote of the Cmissioners to pr€aerve
the present site, particularly for economic reasona and its proxi[ity
to the business diEtrict of the City.
llhere were no further proponents favoring the current site and the
Chair recogmized llr. walme cuthrie, 746 winchester Avenue, Vice-Chaitman,
Civic Improvement Comittee.
I{r. cuthrie stated that the final report given to Council by the comlittee
represented many hours of deliberaticn, that in tlre final analysis, the
issue is one of econsnics versus a facility "worthy" of the cmunity;
funde have been allocsted by Council to provide a major Portion of the
expenditure and that it eras his urgent recoutrendation that Council concur
4. CIIT HAI,L SITE
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grith the majority vote of Ure c@ittee to aelect a ne'r, site for a city Eall .
!tr. A. F. Kaufuann, 26L5 Eaaton Drive, Parking cdmis8ion neriber andl
!lr. Donald Naht:arald, 3034 Eillside Drive, menber of the Civic Inprovenent
comittee, spoke in favor of rebuilding on a n* site. llr. Kaufmann
suggested that the preaent site be converted into a parking area to
provide a through "acceaa fron Park Road to PrirroBe Road. "
Ii{r. John ir. Brauner, 1437 Coluribua Avenue, neniber of the Planning Comie-
sion, advised of his abaence on the evening the Planning cdmisaion
recmended thc pre3ervation of the City EalI , that hia original opinion
favored the renodel ing of the building: however, taking into coneideration
the " cra[ped location" of the pre8ent site, the expansion of the City,
requiring cansiderable more apace, he nclrr favored a neu location.
lilr. George Keyston, President, Anza Pacific corp., spoke in eupport of
those groups favoring the relocation of the City Hall on a eite that
ehall provide auple rod in which to expand.
tjlr. ltoody ir. Henry, 4I5 Prinrose Road, a Long-tine resident and local
bullding contractor, referred to a City Hall alteration Eervice he had
perfonied a@e years ago, stating that "it would be a serious miatalre
to try to reDodel this buildlng, " " ttrat in look ing toward the future,
the preaent site rrould be highfy desirable aa a three or four storied
parking facility."
!tr. Paul Constantino, 1920 Carmellta Avenue, speaking as a menber of
the Burlingame Parking CoNrission, stated that it was the unaninous
opinion of the Parklng Cmission that "if and when Council think8 it
prudent to relocate, Councll consider incorporating this location in
the City's over-all parking system. "
!lr. A. c. Westcott, 833 Wal,nut Avenue, member of the Civic ImprovementC@ittee, Btated that he raa one nember of a group within the Cdutrittee
favoring the retnodelling of the preaent city HaU and that in the interin,
he haa revcrsed his opinion to the extent that if "parking becoea a
neceesity, this site will be an advantage to interlirik tqro streets
(Lorton and Park) for traffic if the City can acquire a site lesa costly
than the Bellevue-Floribunda property. ''
Irtr. Eugh Connolly, President, Burlingame Chamber of Commerce, stated his
preference, that another site be selectedi that there is "no need to have
a civic building in the heart of the City" r the City "needa a facilityfar and above vrhat could be erected on this site' and that he would
suppoit the recoendation that the preEent aite be reserved for parking.
RECESS
t'he Chair declared a reoesE at 9:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Ihe neeting reconvened at 9:45 p.m.
I'N?INISEED BUSINESS
llayor George announced that the public hearing on the selection of a CityEall site $Du1d be deferred tenporarily to pemit lr{r. Kenneth I. Jonea,
Attorney, representing the Bayside Improvenent District to advise Council
on procedure requlred to further the develolnent of the District.
!lr. ilones stated that legislation has been prepared by his Offlce for
council action to proceed wlth the next phaae in the develo;xrent of
sdredule rrl, Bayside Inprovenent Di8trict.
1. BAYSIDE III{PROVEIIENT DISTRICT
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RESOLUIIONS rrere introduced thereafter as follcnrrs:
RESOTUTION NO.49-66 "A Resolution of prelimina ry Approval of Engineer'sReport Bayside rmprovement District No. 3" was introduced by councilmanuartin, seconded by councilnan crosby and unaninously adopted on Rolr call.
RESOLUTION NO. 50-66 "A Resolut ion Appointing fine and place of EearingProtests in Relation to Proposed Acquisition8 and Improvements andDirecting Notice Bayside Improvsent District No. 3" (Tuesday, Sept. 6,
1966) was introduced by Councilnan Uartin, riho noved its passage,
seconded \l Councilnan Crosby and adopted upon unaninous vote of @uncil .
RESOLUTION NO. 51-66 "A Resolution Descr ibing Propoaed Boundaries of
Assessment District, Directing Filing of llap and Directing Recordationof Notice of Asseasment Bayside Improvenent Diatrict No. 3,. was intro-
duced for passage on notion of &uncilman ttartin, secorded by councilDan
Johnson, and adopted unanfunously upon Roll Call.
CIIY EALL SITE SELECTION (Continued)
t{ayor George referred to Ur. eeorge l(eyaton, President, Anza Pacific
Corp., to coment on the Dost recent proposal offered by his c@panyto the City relative to a propoeed City Ball site.
It{r. Keyston stated that the original proposal suboitted in f,ovenber of
1965, having met with ame objection by the Civic Improvenent C@ittee,
was nodified rdrerein the Anza Pacific Corp., nould agree to (1) provideyater and sehrer service on a site at the northrr€at corner of ita
property r (2) assist the City in cmpleting the acc.ae road inproveuents;
(3) malce available the exiating electric porrer anal telephone service;
and (4) extend the road to Aiport Blvd., as previoualy agreed.
Fro inquiries to and replied by lir. Keyston, Council wa8 adviaed that
the ttro acres offered to the City includee an area of uh ich one-half iB
under eater and one-half filled property, a soil test r,rould deteruine
the appropriate tylre of construction; and the offer of two acres would
be for the uae of a city EalI excluEively.
!lr. Wayne cuthrie referred to the objectionable f,€atures of the original
proposal brought out by the Civic Improvement Conurittee and stated that
the ne'n proposal may now receive B@e Eupport fro the coEnittee.
Replying to councilman !{artin's inguiries, with reference to the
modifications outlined in the comunication, Iilr. Keyston confirmed eachpointr that the Anza Pacific Corp.. would donate free land to the cityt
the "Access" road referred to is the currently uaed "haul road'tr the
city would contribute the property upon which the haul road ie located,
with the company agreeable to negotiating with the city to develop the
roadray and provide an accesa to both Broadway and Peninsula Avenue.
llayor ceorge invited Col. E.
sion to conment.
L. Norberg, member of the Planning Comis-
Co1. Norberg spoke on the preservation of the city Hall as an "historical
monunent " stating that in the interest of public service, he had at 6ome
time prior, prepared a aet of plans, together with facts, figures and
estimateE to substantiate hig opinion as an architect, that the city
Hall can be renodelled; the development of the Bellevue Avenue as a
site would be costly; and that the converaion of the present site as
a parking facility would be a "miatake both econoically and historically. "
councilman uartin queationed co1. Norberg on whether the Planning com-
mission considered the sites on the basis of "planning. " CoI. Norberg
stated that "fr@l a standpoint of planning, there is Little difference
b€tween the trro sites (present and Bellevue Avenue ) either rrould be
feasible and proper for a city Ball, " conceding, hoqrever, that the
"economics " of the property was the general conaensua in a final analysis.
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At the request of council, col. Norberg briefly outlined his proposal
to remodel the current City Hall. In reply to Councilman Diederichsen's
inquiry concerning a loss in the "historical value" by the renodel ing,
Col. Norberg stated that the San l{ateo county Eistorical Society is
nore interested in the preservation of the exterior of buildings, and to
[ayor George'e inquirieg concerning sPace, conforts and facilities
available in the renodelled atructure, advised that all ttre conveniences
are included within his propoeed pIans.
Follouing a discuseion on costs per square footage to reroodel the 18,000
square feet indicated in the remodeling plans outl ined ry col . Norberg
in relation to the cost to purdraae and construct a new building, ltayor
ceorge recmuended. with eouncll concurring, to continue the hearing at
an adjourned neeting, tlednesday, Auguat 3, 1966, at 83Oo o'clocJ<, p.m.
Councilman rartin eumarized the folloning proposals before council to
onslder on the selection of a city HaIl site:
Bellevue Avenue-Floribunda Avenue property.
Anza Pacific Corp., property.
Retention of present site to either
(a) renodel the building or to
(b) denolish and rebuild ttre building.
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2.
3.
councilman ltart in Btated that he uould be interested in viewing Col.
Norberg's plans and sketches prior to the adj ourned neeting.
APPLXCATIOII TO @NDUEI AUSTIOI{
A cmunication was read froD clrru8 Gold[an, Auctioneer, dated rruly 25, 1966,
applying for a ter it to conduct a one-day auction on the prenisea of the
Auaten-vlolfe l{fg. Co., located on Rol}inE Road. ftre cmunication was
acconpanied by a copy of the nrachinery and equipment to be disposed of
and a bond in tlre anount of $5,000.0O, sith tlre required filing fee and
licenae fee placed on deposit with the City Treasurer. An investigation
report fr@ the Police Departrent certified as to the reliability of the
applicant.
councilman Croaby noved that the application be approved, seconded by
Councilman Diederidrsen and unanioously adopted.
2. SECTION 2IO7 GAS TN( BT'DGET ADOPTED
A c@unlcation fro the City Bngineer, dated iluly 22, L966, advised thathis Office has receivad frm tlre Division of Bighraye, the approved
budget for the next fiscal year under Section 2107 of the Streets and
Eighways Code, and it was requeated that the brdget be adopted by Council
resolution.
A n€no frco the City ilanager, footnoted in the requeat, rec@ended the
adopt ion of a resolution prepared by the Division of Highways.
RESOLUrIOII No. 52-66 " Reaolution of the cit y ouneil of the City of
Burl ingame Adopting Budget for E<penditure of hrnds Al,located Fr@ the
State Highway Fund to Cities" l,as introduced for paaaage on notl.on of
Councilnan Johnson, seconded ry Councilnarr Crosby and unanimously
adopted upon Roll Call.
3. CAROLAIT AVENT'E EXTENSION APPROVED
A comrunicatidr fr6 the city Engineer, dated ,uly 28, 1966, advised that
the Kunz Paving CoDpany has satisfactoriLy c@pleted the Carolan Avenue
extenaion and it vaa recoutrended that the project be accepted ae conplete.
COMMT'NICATIONS
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A memo fron the City ltanager, footnotedthe recomendation.
in the report, concurred with
RBSOLImION NO. 53-65 "Acce pting Carolan Avenue Extenaion - Oak Grove
Avenue to Larkspur Drive - alob No. 65-26 - S. S. IIO" was introducedby councilnan Diederichsen who moved its passage, seconded by councirman
John son and unanimously adopted upon Roll Call.
4. CAROLAN AVENT'E TRAFFIC REGUIATIONS
A comunication fr@ the City Uanager, dated July 2A, L9O6, recomendingthe adoption of traffic regulations on Carolan Avenue, was acknowledged
and the subject referred to the Health, Safety & Traffic Comiasionfor investigation and recomendation to Council.
lhe City Engineer, in reply to Councilman lr{artint s inguiry concerning
the omission of parking lanes on the weat eide (railroad) of Carolan
Avenue, stated that the sixty-foot atreet, i.nproved fron Gaa Tax Fundg
allocated to the City, fails to meet the sixty-four atreet width
standards set by the State Division of llighways, thereby eliminating
the west side lanes.
Councilman Diedericheen's inquiriee concerning the abaence of streetlighting on the thoroughfare, his report on complaints received
regarding a dirt nuisance in the area, and Councilman Crosby's inquiry
concerning tvro power poles located in the sidewalk area, were referred
to the City ltanager and to the City Engineer for appropriate diaposition.
5. AIII1CilOBILE BURGLAW REPORT
A memo from the city ltanager, dated July 28, 1965, referred to a report
from the Police Chief, dated JuIy 27, L966, concernlng an investigation
requeated by Council on the increase of automobile burglaries.
fhe recent publicity given to the subject by the local prese was
acknorledged by the Chair, who stated that plain-clothesmen are
patrolling areae where burglaries are prevelant.
6. CICI,II{I'NICATION TO BAY CONSERVATION COI,I}iISSION
A memo frora the City Planner, dated JuIy 28, 1966, reguested Council
approval to a comunication to be transnitted to the san Francisco
Bay Conservation and Development cqmission with respect to the
rejection by said Comission of pLans of the city of Burlingame to
acquire bay front properties.
councilman ltartin reported his attendance in company with the City
Planner at thro meetinga of the conmiaaion wherein the city'a proposal
was presented and the abrupt dis[issal of the ftttter by the comission
at the second meeting.
Councilman ltartin advised that San ltateo County waa not rePreaented
at either meeting and suggested that in the future, san l{ateo County
be repreaented uhen a city within itg boundarieg is naking a Presen-
tation before the Conaervation and Development Coumisgion.
The proposed letter, addressed to "Mr. ltelvin B. Lane, Chairman, San
Francieco Bay Conservation and Development Comission" vaa read by
the City Planner and its content8 unani.mously endoraed ttz Council.
7 . lrERCllAlITS ASSOCIATION COI.II,iEIIDATION
A courunication fran the Dohrntown Burlingame tlerchants Association,
dated July 26, L966, comnending Council for action taken and resulting
in improving the dq,fitown buainess area, was acl<nowledged.
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8. IN SURANCE AGESITS CPIIII.{ENDATION
A cormunication was ad(noeledged fron the Independent Inaurance Agents
Association of Burlingame-San Uateo, dated June 30, 1966, expreasing
apprec iation to the nembere of ttre Police and Pire DePartnents for their
acconplishments in protecting life and Property and their efficienqr
in the performance of duties. fhe city ltanage r ua8 requeated to sulmit
a copy of the cmnunication to each of the dePartnents.
9. DWIGHT B. HEARD COI,O{ENDArION
A comunication rraa acl$orledged fron Dright B. Eeard Investment cornPany,
1499 Bayehore Blvd., dated July 12, 1965, cmending the Pire Department
for its efficiency on the occaeion of a recent fire.
Introduction thereof:
ORDINANCE NO. 847 "An Ordlnance Amend ing the l.tunicipal Coda of the City
of Burl ingane By Adding Chapter 4.O9 to Title 4 Imposing a Tax Upon the
Privllege of lraneient Occupancy and Providing for the Collection Ihereof"
was introduced by Councilman artin for first reading.
ORDINANCE NO. 848 "An Ordinance Anendin 9 Section 15.080.070 of the
titunicipal Code of the City of Burlingane By Providing Por an Increaaeln the Rate of Sewer Rental Charges' waa introduced by Councihan Johnson
for first reading.
ORDINAIICE NO. 849 "An Ordinance Arnendin g the ltunicipal Code of the Cityof Burlingane B1z Adding to #13.24.010 a Sub-paragraph Numbered 6
Increa6ing the Prin Pacle Speed Liroit for Vehicular ?raffic on Carolan
Avenue Between Broadt ay and Oak Grove Avenue Fron 25 Irtiles Per Ilour to
35 ltiles Per Hour" war introduced by Councilean Crosb!, for first reading.
The subject proposing an increase in the speed linit wag referred to the
Eealth, Safety & fraffic Comission for recomendation and report to
Council prior to the second reading of said Ordinance.
Consideration thereof :
ORDII{AIiICE l{O. 844 "An Ordinance Addi ng Chapter 9.06 to Title 9 of the
Irtunicipal Code Providing Por an Animal Shelter, Authorizing Contractsfor Aninal shelter Service, Creating ttre Office of Poundmaater, and
Providing for the Enforcement of Lat s and Ordinances Relating to Aninals"
introduced at the previora meeting of Council, h,ar scheduled for
congideratj.on and adoption on this date.
Councilman ilohnson, referring to aections of the Code pertaining to
"dog leash" requirenents, stated that the legialation before council
provldes a stricter enforcement thereof and moved the adopt ion of the
ordinance.
A recess was declared by the Chair at 1I:45 p.m.
RESOLUTIONS Hone.
ORDINANCES
ORDINN{CES
A lack of a second to the notion initiated diacuasion, with the najorityof Council indicating heaitancy in adopting legislation wherein the dis-
cretion of an officer in the Lesuance of a citation may be questionable
and nay diecourage negotlation.
RECESS
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CAI,L TO ORDER
The neeting reconvened at 11:5O p.m.
ORDINANCE NO. 844 (Continuat ion)
Councilman Crosby Beconded the motion adopting Ordinance No. 944, anda Roll CaIl vote was recorded as followe:
Ayes:
Noes:
Councilmen:
Councilmen :
Crosby-ilohnson.
D iede richsen-ceorge-Irtart in.
Ordinance lfo. 844 was declared thereafter null and void.
ORDINANCE NO. 845 "An Ordinance Add in 9 #I.I2O3O to the Burlingamettunicipal code Adopted pursuant to {+853.1 of the california penal codeAuthorizing Arresting Officerg to Issue Noticea to Appear to Arrested
Persons Who Are Not Taken Before a ltagistrate Iunediately', waa with-
drar,m frm the Agenda.
Action on ORD INANCB NO. 845 "An Ordinance Amendi ng Section 13.20.O20of the uunicipal Code By Designating a Portion of Carolan Avenue a
llhrough Street" before Council for second reading, waE postponed and
referred to the Health, Safety & Traffic Cormission for recomendation
and report to Council prior to adoption.
2. "GENER,AL PLAII "
Ihe City Planner advised that his office would converee with officials
in Sacranento by telephone on the status of the City's "General Plan"
for report to Council.
TRAFFIC CONGESTION NOTED
councilman }tartin referred to the increased traffic movement in the
area of [urchison Drive and EI camino Real and recomended that the
City f'lanager approach the State Divigion of Eighwaya on the possibility
of installing traffic sigmals.
1 FIRE DEPARAUEN? APPRECIATION
A letter was read and acknowledged fron the Fire Chief, dated iluly 22,
1965, expreseing appreciation to Council in behalf of the Fire DePartment
personnel for recent salary adjustnents.
2. POLICE CLERKS' APPRECLATION
A letter was read and acknorrledged from three Detribers of the clerical
staff of the Po1ice DepartDent, expressing appreciation to Council for
classification drangee and salary adjustments.
Councilman Irtartin reported on his attendance at a meeting, in the comPany
of Councilman ilohn son and the City Uanager with representative personnel
from the Park, Street and Water DePartments in response to their request
for a conference on alleged "salary inequities."
I'NFINISHED BUSINESS
1. TRAPFIC E{GINEER REPORT
?he city llanager $ras request€d to schedule a neeting in the innediate
future wittr members of the City Council and the traffic Engineer
Consultant to confer on the recomnendation of the latter to inprove
the City' I traffic pattern.
NET{ BUSIIIESS
447
A brief discueeion concluded that no action was required of Councll until
a further conference nay be solicited by the enployee repreaentatives.
3 SISTER CIT:T FIESTA BOOTTI
A comnun icat ion t,ae read fron Ben L. Hechinger, Chairman, Burlingame
Sister city Aasociation, dated iruly 31, 1966, announcing plans to provide
a display booth at the San l{ateo county Floral Fiesta, adjoining the
booth of the San l,lateo Sister City Association and requeating pemiasion
to uae the City'B United States Flag and the sister city Flag, for a
period fron Augtu3t 5, to Auguat 13.
Councilman Crosby noved that permission be granted as requeated, aeconded
\z Councilnan Diederlchaen and unanimously carried.
4. DAI{CE PERI{IT APPLICATION
A connunication fr6n iroseph iI. and Daniel Franko, dated July 28, L966,
requeating the iaauance of a dance permit to be used in their operation
of the Pub So-Bo on Eroadway, ras referred to the Police, Sire and Health
Departlrents for investigation and report to Council, as requ ired by
Ordinance.
1. [ayor George reported hie recent attendance at a Eeeting of the San
I{ateo County Council of [ayors and the re3ult of a vote taken by
cities preaent on the appointnent of a menber to the "Iocal Agency
For ation comiasion. "
2. Councilnan Diederidrsen reported on his attendance .t (1) an Airport
D(pansion meet ing rherein the Public Utilities Couuission approved
the "Haater Plan for the san Francisco Airport" and (2) the creater
Higheays C@ittee meeting, announcing 1966-196? aa the "target" date
to.,comrence inprovements on the San ateo side of Peninsular Avenue.
ACKNOWLEDGI,iENTS
the Chair acknotrledged receipt of the Library Binutea.
ADJOURNIT.TEN?
I'he meeting regularly adjourned at l2c4o a.m., to meet wedne8day, AuguB t 3,
1966 at 8:00 o'clock, p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
APPROVED:
EDWARD D. GEORGIE,
HERBERS K.TE, CITY CLERK
Councilman artin advised that the representatives were requested to
inform their respective departnent8 of a recent pol ic.y adopted btr
Council, granting a five percent wage increaae to aIl employees effective
septedber l, 1966 and a further p€rcentage increase to b€cooe effective
Ittarch 1, 1957.
COI'NCIL REPORTS