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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1965.06.0721s Burlingame, california June 7, 1965 CALL TO ORDER A regular Beeting of the Burlingane City Council was held on the above given date. ueeting called to order at 8:IO p.m., - llayor crosbyin the Chair. PLEDGE OF ALLEG IANCE At \dord from the Chair, all in the Council Chamber arose and gave the Pledge of Allegiance to the FIag. Present - Counci lmen : Crosby-George-Johnson-I{artinAbaent - councilmen: Diederichsen Councilnan Diederichsen, absent while on vacation, was excused on motion of Councilman lt{artin and seconded by Councilman ilohnson. MINUTES fhe minutes of the regular meeting of ltay L7 , 1965, sulrnitted previously to council, were approved and adopted. Tlhe minutes of the ad journed meeting of Irlay 19, 1965, sulnittedpreviously, were approved and adopted, follor.ring an amendment to includethat "the representatives of the two firms subrnitting proposals to operate the eity dump were also in agreenent with the reconunendationthat the file be closed to further proposals aE of this date. " 1. CHANGES-II{ODIFTCATIONS BAYSTDE TMPROVEMENT DISTRICT uayor Crosblr announced that this rdas the tine and place scheduled to conduct a public hearing on the intention to change and to modify "BayEide Improvement District Work Schedules I and II. " I'hose in favor vrere invited to corunent. Mr. David H. Xeyston, Anza Pacific Corporation, one of the property olrners within the Bayside fmprovement District, advised that a changein the plans and specifications in vrork Scheilules I and II proposedto include the ingtallation of underground trrcwer and telephone systems within the District from surplus contingency funds remainingin the construction fund. With no further proponentE desiring to be heard, no objections enteredeither verbally or in written form and the City Attorney confirmingthat it is a routine proposal to p}ace two utilities underground, theChair thereafter declared the hearinq closed. RESOLUTfON NO. 53-65 "A Resolution Orderi ng Changes and Modj.fications Bayside Improvement District work Schedules I and ff" was introducedfor passage on motion of Councilman Johnson, Eeconded by Councilman ceorge and unanimously adopted upon RoII CalI. 2. T'NIFORM FOOD ORDINANCE Ittayor Crosty announced that this was the time and place previously scheduled b1t Council to conduct a public hearing on the proposed adoption of a food ordinance similar to a county-wide ordinance. ROLL CALL riEAR I}ES 216 A cotmunication from the City llanager, dated June 3, 1965 advisedthat the San llateo Restaurant AsEociation has echeduled its annualdinner rueeting on the evening of the public hearing and recommerdedthat the public hearing be continued to June 21, to grant the rmbersof the Association an opportunity to be heard. Council thereafter concurred with the recomrndation of the City l,lanager. couuuNrcATroNs I COI{PRE}IENS TVE RECREATION STUDY A memo from the City l{anager, dated June 3, 1965, referred to a suggestion made at the last study neeting that the authorizatlon ofa comprehensive recreation study be considered by Council at itsregular meeting. The City [anager, at the request of Council, briefly outlined areport submitted under date of April 15, 1955, wherej.n his office advised that a limited type survey, including only recreation areas and facilitj.ee, wou Id cost under $2,50O.0O and. a more comprehensive survey, including aII phases of eonununity planning, operationE, prograrnning and personnel organization would coet under $4,O00.0O. It was the recouuEndation of the City ltanager that a comprehensivesurvey. not previouEly conducted in the City within his knowledge, wou ld be beneficial in obtaining a complete analysis of the recreational requirement s of the City. Councj.lman ceorge, chairman. Council Budget Comr0ittee, questioned bythe Chiir concerning funds available for the survey service, statedthat in his opinion, the City's hraterfront acreage properties, valuedat $2,000.000.00, urarrants an expenditure to conduct a survey and spoke particularly of his interest in that phage of the surveypertaining to " personnel organization. " Councilman ltlartin moved that the City Managter be authorized to conferwith representatives of the National Recreation Association and to negotiate a written contract for the comprehens ive recreation sur veyservice, at a reasonable expenditure. Ihe motion waE seconded by Councilman Johnson and unanimously carried. 2. SI'PPLEMENTAL TNFORIIATION WATER POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD A comrmrnication from the City llanager, dated June 3, 1965, reconmendedthat a seriea of sti.pulations to supplement information containedin the City's Resolution No. 47-55 (Bstablishing Water Pollutton Control Board requirements ) be submitted to the water Pollution control Board, by lune 15, 1965, in response to the request of the latter, under date of Irlay 17, 1965 . The City Manager further recomrerriled that the Water Pollution Control Board be reguested to schedule a public hearing on its change in policy affecting the Eeatrnent of storm drains and "its applicability on an area-wide bas is - " fhe City Manager stated that "a general poliqf for the whole are. must be established to avoid discrimination and that a public hearing isthe only fair method of approaching it. " During the ensuing discussion, it Es noted that the water PollutionControl Board's issue with the city of Burlingame does not appearon the June ITth Agenda of the Control Board but will be placed, in all probability, on the iIu ly meeting agenda. 277 Council theresfter concurred lrith the reconrmendation of Counci Iman lrlartin that in the interim, issues presented by the water Pollution Control Board, the nature of which is conunon throughout the area, be diEcussed at forthcoming neetings of the North County Council of Cities, the San l{ateo County council of llryors and possiblt the AEEOCiation of Bay Area Governnrents. 3. CARoI,AN AVENUE E(TENSIoN A cormrnication from the city tlanager, dated June 3, 1965, advisedthat, as revietred at the study r€eting, the construction of Carolan Avenue, from Toyon Drive to Larkspur Drive, is reconunended by hisOffice and the City Engineer, with bids advertised to be awarded atthe meeting of ilune 2L, L965. Trhe City llanager advised that the project shall be financed from the new "Collier-Unruh" GaE Tax monies (Sec. 186.I) - Select System StreetE ) . tlhe City Engineer advised, in reply to Council, that a prior commit- ment obligates the City to improve this partieular portion of Carolan Avenue and appro:rimateE a gas tax expenditure of $17,0OO.O0. councilman uartin queried the City Engineer on the cost to improve Carolan Avenue from Tolron Drive to Oak Grove Avenue, who in reply, roughly estimated a total expenditure of $75,000.0O. AlEo in reply to Councilman ltartin's inquiries, the City Engineerexplained the trro Gas Tax monies that may be applied toward conatruetion - (1) Section 2lO7 (prior 5/8C gas tax) and (2) Section186.1 (Co1lier-Irnruh r ) that the gas tax avaj.lable on the latter section must be used within a tvro year period, or if a project is indi-cated, or in progress, an extension of three years may be permitted; if not expended within this five year perid, the funds are forfeited. Ttle City Engineer further e<plained that, as recommended by the State, Section 2107 Gas Tax funds can be accumulated and applied to thefuture Broadlray overpaEs improvement and Section 186.1 Gas Tax fundsapplied to street improvements; that if the Broadway OverpaEs improvenent corunences within a period of five years, monies should be accumulated in both Section 1t5.I and Section 21O7 cas Tax funds. qreationed t,1/ Councilman Uartin concerning an allocation to the Cityof county caa Tax funds, the City Engineer stated that this additional source of gas tax revenue is part of the "Collier-Unruh" gas taxfunds, distributed to cities having projects with priority ratings (Broadway-Burlingame overpaEs per Nolte report.) Further discussion concluded with Councilman concurring with a reconrnendation from Councilman Uartin that action on the currently proposed Carolan Avenue improvement (Toyon to Larkspur) be withheldtemporarily and that the City Engineer be requested to prepare an estimate of cost to improve carolan Avenue from Tolron Drive to Oak Grove Avenue, for presentation to Council at an adjourned Councilmeeting, wedneEday, June 8, 1965. PARKI}iG DISTRICT LOT "U" U{PROVEMENT council indicated no objection to the propoaal of the city Engineerto advertise for bids for the improvement of Parking Dl.strict Lot "U"and the resurfacing of Hatch Lane, to be scheduled for opening on June 21, 1965. The City llanager was directed to conrnrunicate r,rith the foregoing agencies to request that the subj ect be placed on the respective agendas . T'he city !{anager was authorized to subuit supplernental inforatrnion "on or before June 15, 1955" as requeEted hV the water Pollution Control Board. REFERANCE ?O PARX IIiIG DTSTRTCT LOT "H" Ihe City lt{anager, in reply to an inquiry from Counci Ima;: Martin, advised of the difficulty beingr experienced in acquiring the cornerIot within Parking District Lot "H" and that ilune 28, 1965, has been scheduled as the date of trial on the issue of acquisition. C ITT-COI'NIY HTGHWAY PROGRAU A commrnication from the City I{anager, dated alune 3, 1965, advisedthat to be eLigible for participation in the city-County Highway Program, a resolution is necessary to apply for "Collier-Unruh" Gas Tex monies applicable to cities within the county of San Mateo. RESOLUTION NO. 54-55 "R equesting Parttcipation in the City{ounty Prograu" sett ang forth "Broadway{alifornia Drive to Bayshore Free\ray" as the particular project, the sum of $4,5OO, O0O.0O" asthe approximate cost thereof and "2 years, as the approximate timetable (per "A Report on the Establishment and Operation of a City- eounty Highway plan for San lt{ateo County" ) was introduced for paaEage on motion of Councilman Martin, Eeconded by Councilman Johnson and unanimously adopted upon RolL Call. 5. PROTEST RE: BAYSHORE DEVEI,oPilAlflT A communication was received from Mrs. JanEs Boswell, 835 Black Mountain Road, Hillsborough, California, dated It{ay 26, L965, expressing strong disapproval to the manner in which the shoreline areaE of the City are being developed. councilmln ltiartin protesEed the unjust criticism directed to the Burlingarre City council. stating that the City fron rrhere the commrnication was sent receives many benefits from Burlingame, including the use of sehrer. storm drainage and garbage disposal facilities, as well as the privilege of *r opping Iocally; and that the salE City is represented b,y medbers of a Council who have never attended a local Planning Commission neeting, nor participated in such governmental agencies as "ABAG". san uateo county Councilof t{ayors. North County Council of Cities anil the City-Countycivil Defense Disaster Council. 6. AUENDUENTS TO M-I LTGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT A reEolution of the Burlingame Planning CoNnission "Recommendingthe Adoption of an Ordinance Amend ing the RDgulations in U-l (LiSht Industrial) Districts' was acknowledged and a public hearing scheduled, June 21, 1965, 8:OO p.m- Tthe city Planner and members of the Planning commission were corumended for their preparation of the recommendation. 7. 1965-1966 CHAUBER OF COUMERCE COITTRACT A proposed contract between the city of Burlingame and the Burlingame chamber of commerce, preEented by the l#.er, was acknowledged. RBSOLBEIoN No. 55-65 "Authorizi ng E(ecution of Contract for Advertisingffi1956) was introduced for paasage on motion of Councilman Johnson, seconded try Councilman George and unanimously adopted upon RolI calI. RESOLUTIONS None ORDINANCES None I'NF INISHED BUSTNESS None 218 4. NEW BUSINESS 1. FIREWORXS SALE AUTHORTZED A communication from Burlingame Post No. 163, American Legion,dated June 7, L965, requesting permission to erect a stand and conduct a firer*orks dale from June 30, 1965 through July 5, 1965. in front of the American Legion clubhouse, 99O Burlingame Avenue, the proceeds from which are reserved for "child welfare" was acknowledged and the request approved on motion of Councilman ,rohnson, seconded try Councilman l{artin and unanimously carried. ACKNOWI,EDGEMENTS Ihe chair acknowledged lr{inutes from the Library Board and the Planning Commission. a brochure from the San Itlateo Mosquito Abate- ment District and a senior Citizen publication. 21 I Junior $ras also "flashing" ye11or., not clearly fhe presence of nErdberE of comniEsions, the city Librarian, Chamber of Commerce representatives and intereated citizens, acknortrledged by the Chair. tilayor crosb!, stated that he has been advised that the1i9ht, near the parochial school on Primrose Road, isvisible because of the growth of the trees. .,FIVE-HOUR" PARKING TO BE REVIEI{ED !.{ayor erosby announced receipt of an inquiry concerningt the useof Jim's Supermartet parking lot on Hovrard Avenue and Primrose Road by shoppers patronizing stores other than the narket. The subjectof the advisability of revising the current "five-hour" parking meter regulation, was referred to the Parking Commission, through ur. A. F. Kaufman, member of the Corunission, in attendance. ..FI,ASHITiIG " YELLOW LTGHT ON PRTI(ROSE ROAD T}le City Engineer stated that he would refer the subject to the Park Superintendent. P R@ I,AMATTON COII'MEI4ORATTON The Office of the City Clerk rras requested to prepare an appropriate proclamation conunemcrrating the establishment of parking facilitiesin downtolrn Burlingame and directing the attention of the communityto a festival featuring an art exhibtt and a progEam tO b€ held on Burlingane Avenue, betrreen Park Road and Lorton Avenue, Saturday, June 12, 1955. ADJOURNHET.IT Ihe meeting was regTularly adjourned at 9:45 p.m., to meet Wednesday, June 9, 1965, at 7:3O p.n. Respect fully subnnitted, T X. I{HfTE - City Clerk APPROVED: ila*,,al' I{ILLIAII .r. dAos !4ayor BY