HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1963.02.04At word from the Cheh, all ln the Councll Chanbor erose and gavethe Pledge of Alleglance to the FIag.
ROLL CAI,L
P:.e s ent -
Absent
Councllmen : Crosby-Johnson-Martln-Morgsn
Councllmen: Lo:penz
The subJcct nas referred thereafter to the Ctty Englneen for lnvestiga-tl on.
MINUTES PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Mayor Lorenz, absent because of ll1ness, lras excused on motLon of
Councllman Morgsn and seconded by Counc lJ.man Martln.
DANIEL G. MINTO NE3 PROPERTY FT,OODING
Mr. Danlel G. MLnto, ownen of conslderable conmerclal proponty on
Hlghland Avenue-Baysnater Avenue and Callfornla Dr.l-ve, nas recognlzed
by the Chalr and spoke on the floodlng condltlons prevalont ln thatpartl-cu1ar area for a consldenable pod.od of tlne.
COMMUTICATIONS
1. REPORT ON WATER POILUTION CCNTROL BOARD RESOLUTION
Polntlng to the tax assessment nevenue and the hlgh percentage ofsales tar revornro necelved by the Clty fnom the aut omoblle lndustry,Mr. Mlnto stated that nsomethlng should be proposed to esslst the
buslness men. h
fhe mlnutes of the :regula:r meetlng of January 21 , 1963, wore approvedfollordng tho insertlon of an amendment record.lng that rr Counc l"lman
Martln was neappolnted CounclI llaLson to the Broadway Parklng-Lightlng Dlstrlct Conmlttee. tt
The mJ.nutes of the regularly aalJourned meetlng of Jenuary 23, 1963,
were approved and ad.opted.
Ihe mlnutes of the regularly aiIJ ourneil meetlng of January 30, 1963t
nere approved and ad.opted wlth the followlng conrectlons noted:
(a) trclty-county Hlghway Pnoposal:n oml.t the wor:d nnotn (looked uponwlth fevor by tbe Clty Councll).
(b) tPnoposed wegg Increases:rr Add nThe Clty Manager steted tha t
retroactLve s ala:ry adjustrnnts lrould not be 1egal, ther"oupon Councll
appnoved wage adJustments effectlve February 1, 1963.t?
(c) ItPnoposod wage Increasegrr To clarlfy Councl lman Martlnrs posltlon
1n opposlng wag6 adJustmonts to clerical posltlons: noouncl-lman
Mantln, ln hls conpanlson wlth mrnlclpal cIo:rlcal posltlons and
industr.lal clerlcal pos!.tlons, advlsed. that only ad.vsnced rrexecutlve
secretarLaln posLt!,ons w6re p&id more in prlvato lndustry.
A conrrunLcatLon from the Clty Manager', dated February 1, 196Jthat the Reglonal Water Pollutlon Contnol Board, on Januany 1
adoptect a resolutlon necomnendlng: (1) That the Board. not lnL
Cease anal Deslst Proceedlngs agalnst the Clty at thls tlrne: (
the Clty submlt a tlme schedulo by Jun€ I, 1953 fon compl!.anc
the requhementt of th6 Board.
, advlsed7, L963,tlat€2) rnat
e wl th
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Butrllngane , Ca1lf ornla
Febrlary l+, 1953
CAI,L TO ORDER
A :regular meetLng of tho Burlingame Clty Councll ras held on the
above gLven dat6. Meetlng ca116d to order at 8:0! p.m., - l,tayotr
Pro Terryone Johnson 1n the Chefu..
PEEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1go
In reply to Councll Laqul:ry, the Clty Bxglnoer advised thet three
requirements a:po neceasary to comply wlth thE Pollutl,on Boerpdr a
standands: the ellmlnatlon f rom the area, rtfloatlngrr gr:'ease
and a sma11 amount of solids and chloninatlon defects conrected.
A repor.t from John Jenks, Consultlng Enginee::, antlclpated by
Aprl1 1, 1963, on hls lnvestlgatlon of facllltlos noc6ssary to
comply lll th standerils, sha11 enabLe the City to present a scheduleto the Pol1utlon Board well ln ad.vance of the June 1, 1963 ndeadllne.n
The Clty Managen suggested tha t hls Office, together wlth the Offlceof the Clty Brglneer, study the present sewer servlce charges to
d.etermlno a proper adJustmont of rates to partlally compensatefor the addltlonal facllLtles that wlll be required to meet the
Water Pollution Control Boardrs sewer: rre qu lr€ment s.
A corumrnlcatlon fnom the Clty Manager, dated Febnrar:y 1, 1!51,
advlsed of a meeting he, together wlth the Ctty Attorley, attendedl
wlth Clty offlclal.s fran the Clty of Sarr Mateor..City of Belraont
and the Torn of Hlllsborough on the subJect of rrlocal ar:6e translt
probl ems . tr
A prellnLnany Jolnt Poysrs Agreemant to be prepared by the Clty
Attorneys w111 be presented to Councll for. actlon.
The Ctty Attornoy advised that an agreemsnt has been prepared fon
submlsslon to thc San Mateo Clty Councll for lts approval and
shal1 be subnltted subsequently to the Burllngame Clty Counc 11 fot:lts app roval .
3.REVIE1,I, CITY-COIINTY i{IGr{}IAY PLAN BY
A memo to Councll from the Clty Manager, dated February L, L963,
comnrntlng on e copy submltteaL to Councll by the Governmental
Rssoanch Councll on'lts r€v16w and endorsemont of the proposed
Ctff-County l{lghway P1an. It was noted tha t the d.ate to place
the lssue on the ballot has b66n delayed to Jr:ne, L963, to permlt
a more caneful r'evLew of the p1an.
h.FIRE DEPARTMENT - CITY HALL OFFICES RE:
WAGE ADJUSTI,IENT ACKNCI{LMG],1EI'IT
CornnunlcatLong fnom the Flre Departrcnt and the Clty He11 Adnlnls-tratlve Offlces, exprssslng appreclatlon to Councll 1n the mettorof salery adjustments, were read, acknouledged and pJ,aced on flle.
(PARI( D EPARTI..IENT COMITBI DED
A conruunLcatlon fr.om the BurlLngame Chamben of Commerce, datadJ*ruary 30, L963, commendlng the menbers of the Park Department
on the display of onnamental treos placed on Burlingame Avenue,
was acknowledged and the Clty Manager lnstructed to subrdt a copyof the communlcation to tho Park Supelrlntendent.
6. PRoTEST RE: OFF-STREEf, PARKING DISTRICT
A comrmrnlcatl-on was read from Mrs. George J. Zucca, Jr., 22) El
Camlno Rea1, suggestlng alternato proposals othen th an the forrrat lonof a panking dlstnlct to allevlate p er:.klng problems ln the Clty of
Bunllngame. The cormunLcatlon was acknorledged and placed on flle.
RESOLUTIONS
RESor,UllolL N!. 1L-61 ttFlxLng and Establlshlng Classlflcatlons,
Stfanle s anti Raf,es of Pay of Enployees ln th e Classlfled Serv!.ce
of the Clty of Bunl l-ng ame tr 'rlas lntroduced for passago on motl,on of
Councllnan Morgan, seconded by Counc llman Crosby and unanirnousLy
carrled upon RoI1 Call- of members present.
2. REPORT ON LOCAL TRANSIT PROBLE,IS
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of Councilman Morgan , seconded by C ounc llrnen Martln and unanlmously
adopted upon RoII Ca]L of msmbers present.
RESoLUTIoN NO. 16.5 ItA Reso1utlon of the Clty Councll o
RESOLI}TION NO. 1
of Burlirgame Corrnen
the Boy Scoutsr Eagl
o-eur 1J. n game C ormen d I ng
Boy Scoutst Quartermaster
'tA Resolution of the Ciby Council of the Clty
dlng Robert Cary, Troop No. 10, for Obtaining
e Awardrr was lntroCuced for passage on motion
of Bur ngsme onr-.nend
Obtalning the Boy Sco
motlon of Counci lman
unanimously adopted upon RoI1 CaII of mernb ens present.
lng Steven R. Hendrix' Expforer Pos
utsr Eagle Awardrr was introduced fo
Morgan, seconded by Councilman Mart
f the Cttyt #246, Fot"r passaSe onln and
the Ctty Councll of the Cltys, Shlp f11I, For 0btalning the
Lntrod.uced for passage on motLon
uncllman Crosby and unani.mous Iy
esent.
RES0LIITIoN Nqr 17-53trA Resolution of
Rudy l,lorone
Agar dtl was
of CouncLlman l'lartin, seconded by Co
atloptad upon RolI CaI1 of members pr
RESOLUTION NO. 18.6 ll
o r ngane ommendlIn The Face of Suddenof Councilman Martln,
carr:led upon Bo11 Ca1I
A ResolutLon of the Clty Councll of the Cltyng Mrs. Ll111an rrPatrr Tararnaschl, For B:'aveny
Bner:gencyrr was Lntroducsd for: passage on motlon
seconded. by Councllnan Morgan and unanlmouslyof memb ers pr:e sent.
Ctty of Bunllngane by Amendlng Seetlon
Parklng of Vehlcles on the Easterly Sld
Broaduay and Oak Grove Avenuorr was gl-ve
ORDINANCES - ConsideratLon thereof :
ORDINANCE N0. 771+ ItAn Ondlnance AmendLn g the Ordlnance Code of the
1222.3 to AuthonLza ttro
e of Callforrrla Drlve Betweenn lt s sec ond rcadlng and upon
motLon of Councllnan Martln, seconded by Councllman Crosby, said
0rdlnance passed Lts sgcond readtng arld was adopted by the followlng
vote:
Aye s : Counc ilmen : Crosby-Johns on-Mart ln-i,lorgan
Noes: Councilmen: None
Absent CouncLlmen: f,onenz
qBptrI4_{CE_-UO.,_115'|Lt ordLnsnce AmendS,ng the Ord:Lnance Code of theCity of Burllngame By Addtng Thereto a New Sectlor: ),222.29 ProhlbLtingthe Parking of Vehlcles on the Westerly Slde of CalLfornla Drlv6
Betwesn Broadway and Juanlt a Avenue Durlng Certaln llouns rr was gLvenlts second readtng and upon motLon of Councllman Martl,n, seconded by
Councl-1men Crosby, saLd OrdLnance passed Lts secontl readLng and was
adopt6d. by the followlng vote:
Ayes: Cor:nc llmen: Cro sby-Johns on-MartLn-Mongan
Noes: Counc Llmen: None
Absent Councilmon: Lo::enz
ORDINANCES Introductlon the reof:
oRDINANCEX0. 775 'rAn O:rdlnance Add lng Sectlon l-22l.L5 to the OrdLnance
Code Provldlng for Stop Slgns at th6 Interseetlon of Broadway and
Bayshors Boulevardrr was Lntr:od.uced for first readl-ng by Councllrnan
Mar.tln.
ORDINANCE NO. 777 rrAn ordinanee Addl-ng Sub-Sactl-on J to Seetlon 18fl1of the Ordlnanca Code Authorlzlng and Regulatlng Free-Stand.ing Slgns
For Apantment Builtltngsrt was gl-v6n lts flnst readlng.
The proposed O:rd.lnanco was re-ref effed to the Cl ty Planner and to theCity At to:rnsy to consLder the lncorporatlon of approprlate languagestlpulatlng the type of letterlng permLsslble.
ORDINANCE NO ! 778 rrAn Ordl.nance of the Clty Council of the Ctty of
Butlfngamo T[t]r-ri z ing an Amendment to the Contract Between the Clty
Councll and the Boaral of Admlnlstratlon of the CalLfonnla State
Employeesr Retl,rement Systemrr was lntroduced for flrst reading by
Councllman Morgan.
1s2
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. PLANNING COIT,IISSION RE: ANNUAT REPOET AND
CAPITAL I],IPROYE}4EM BUDGE? PROPOSAL
Mayor Pno Tem^oore Johnson acknowledged necelpt of and c omaended.
members of the BurllnSame Clty Pl-annlng Commlsslon, through theClty Plenn€r, on both the Annual Report and th6 studSr made onand the submlssion of a proposed 1952-1953 Capltal Improvenant
Budget.
2. REPORT ON SALARY ADJUSTMBIT COSTS
A teport from the Clty Manager, dated February l, 1963, on salary
adJustnent costs and other budgetary lnguLries requested by Councll
was acknowledged.
Councllman l,lantl-n guestloned !,rheth6r the salary adJustnent lncludedttfrl.nger beneflt costs to be assumed by the Ctty. Upon belng
advlsed that' 1t dLd not, the Clty Manater was requested to subnl tflgunes to lnclude the cost of rrfrlngen beneflts.
Wlth reference to a statoment ln the report thet $136,000.00 18cur:rently avallabLe in an unallocated. Capltal lrrproverent Flrnd and
an addltlonsl $136ro0o.00 to $150r0c0.00 ls estlItratod for theCapltal Improvennnt Fund ln tha 1963-195[ budget, Councllman Ma:ctln
questLoned whether the current $1.111 tax rate shalI apply. ItreClty Manager answs:red ln the afflrnatlve.
Conslderable dlscusslon aros€ on funds appnopnlated and expendedto date on maJor p::oJects and the dlsposltlon of unallocated funds
1n the Capltal Imp::ovement Budget.
Councllman Morgan suggested thet the $1351000.OO aLtocated In the
Capltal Improvemont Fund be reserved as a portl,on of the Cltyt"contrlbutlon to the Off-Street Panklng Dlstrl,ct.
The Clty Manager advlsed that ln a conference with the Ctty Planner,
the subJect of recorsnendlng that proceedlngs be lnstltuted fumedlatelyto acquire water land propertles, was dlscussed.
Councllnan Morgan offered the suggestlon that firnds to fLnance theacqulsltlon of the subJect propertles may be obtalned by placlng
a flve cent levy on the speclal nPa::k Fundrr tax allocatlon.
Councllman Martin roconmended thet the unallocated fund of $136r0O0.00be netained for expendltune to the Parklng Dlstrict wlth a r€sor:vatlonthat only a portlon of the f\rnds be ad.vanced unttl supplementeal wlth
funds derlved fromthe sale of bonds.
Councllman Morgan observed that the City has pledged $3501000.00 to
the Dlstrlct and the obllgatlon should be fulft11ed prlo:r' to maklngfurther corunltments.
The lssue of rerDvlng the lslands fYom Bayswater Avenus and the
wldenlng of Callfornia DrLve from Oak Grove Avenue to Burl lngatre
Avenue was dlscussetl briefly.
The Clty Eng5,neer aalvlsed that the two proJects 8ha11 be flnancedfron Gas Tax Funds; however, Lnsufflclent frrnds ln the Cltyl s gas
tax allocation necessltated a statement f:rom Councl-1 as to the pnoJect
flrst to be conmenced.
In the ensulng dLscusslon, lt was alstermlneal that the lssuo of
resenvlng funds for the Parklng Dlstrtct was of prlme concern onthls occasLon.
Questloned by the Councll, the Clty l{anager advised tha t 1t ls the
prerogatlvo of Councll to malntaln or to rev€rse a po1Lcy lt nay
estauiish ln nearmar:klngn fund aLlosatlons. It was the reconmendatLon
of the Clty Manager that the Capltal Improvement b\rnd remalnttunallocated. n
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Cor:ncllman Johnson expreased concurrence wlth the ngcomrendatlon
of the Clty Manager, statlng that she was opposed to the rrearmark!.ngrl
of funtls .
CouncLlman Cnosby also expressod hesltancy-ln reservlng the fulI
amount of the cum€nt Capltal Inprovement Fund for Parklng Dlstrlct
expendltures.
Councllman Martln and Councllman Morgan each spoke rlth respect to
their. vl-ews on the dlmlnishment of the unallocated fund by other
expendltures that may be incumed and placlng the Clty !.n an unfavorabLepositlon lf funds an6 not avalIable fon the Dlstrlct when nEeded.
Councllnan Martln advlsed that he rmultl vote ln favor of re-alJ.ocatlngthe Capltal Improvement tr\rnd shoufd an extreme emergsncy occur withLnthe Clty.
A motLon was lntrotluced theneafter by Councllman Martln, seconded by
Counc llrnan Crosby that the $135r000.00 lndicatad as rruneLlocatedn
Capltal Impnovement Ftnds be retalned and applled as an erpendlture
on the Bunllngame Off-Street Parking Distrlct.
On the questJ.on, Councll was advlsed by the Clty Manager that Capltal
fmprovement F\rnds w11l- not be ::equ5.ned to neet salalry adJustn€nts
and by the Clty Attor:noy that Councll may 1ega11y create a Speclal
Ftrnd fon the transfen of monles..
The motlon was reco]3d6d theneafter as unanlmous.
[.DEPARTMENT EEADSI SALAHY ADJUSTMENTS
Mayor Prc Tempone Johnson read a corumnLcetion from the Clty Manager,
dated Febn:ary 1, 1963, :reconmendlng that the posltlons of Flre Chlef
and PolLce Chlef be pald the fourth step ln Salary Ranga 25 and thatthe Dlrector of firbllc Works be advancod to the fourth step Ln Salary
Range 28. Reasons to substantLate the recorunendatlon were set forthln detall 1n the corurunlcatlon.
Ttre Chaln expr3ess6d concurrencs wlth the rbconm6nd6d lncrease for3
the three pos!.tlons.
Consldgnable discusslon arose on the 1ssuo, wlth Councllman Martln and
Councllman Morgan taklng the p osltlon that no further actlon be taken
on the subJect of salary adJustmentsuatll the forthconlng budgetaryperlod.
Counc lLman Mongan stated that a recent substantlal lncnease tn add,ltlonto en advance fr:om the third y6ar to the fourth year sala::y nangegranted the posltlons of Flre Chlef and. PoLice Chlef dld not Justlfyfurthsr lnc:reases at thLs tlme. Councllnan Mongan expr:essed furthenoppositlon to the gr&ntlng of salary adjustmontsfor Department Eeadsuntll the lssue rnay be resolved on a negotlated basls.
Councllman Martin and Councllman Crosby each suggested that furtherconslderation be wlthheld pendlng the attendance of a fuII Council.
An lnforrnal poI1 of the Council lndLcated that nrembers were dlvldedln theln opLnion on the lssue and. the subJect was c ontlnued to thenext meetlng, February 18, 1963.
SALARY ADJUSTMENTS . BALLOON PAYMM'ITS
In reply to Councl lman Crosbyts 5.nqulnles, the Clty Managen advlsedagalnst the granttng of rrbalJ-oonn payments to adJust salatrles prLorto Fobrua:ry 1, 1963, stetlng that the cost ther.eof would c::eate aflnanclal handshl.p upon the Clty ard the Clty Attorney fur.ther advlslngthat Councll on thls alate ls legafly empowsred to fonmalLze 1tsactLon ln grantLng wag6 adJustment lncreases effectlve as of Febnuary 1,
1963.
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ACIG.IOWLEDGME.I TS
The Chalr acknowledged recelpt of Ml,nute s from the Llbrary and fromthe Pl anning Cornmission.
AMiOUNCEi,IMITS
The Chalr announced that Burlingame sha11 be the host clty for thenext North County Councll of Cltles d.lruren meotlng, l(arcl,L l, a)6J,
and the Clty Manager was requested to salect a meetlng p1ace.
Councl lman Morgan announced tlst the Bu::ltngame Sash and Door Co:apany,
operatlng 1n confJ.lct with s tandards set by the Alr Pollutlon Boaral,rrtl1 conply wlth requS.rements by March J-, 1963.
ADJOURNMENT
Ihe meetlng was adJoumed at L0:10 p.m. , as a memo:rLal to P:rank S.
Skl11rnan, Counff PJ.anning Dlrector and to Josepb Quadt, CLty Street
Foreman, both of uLroq necently passed ln death, on motlon of
Councllman Morgan, seconded by Counc llman l,lertln and unanlmously
ca:lried.
The Clty Clenk was requested. to fo:rward coples of the fo:reg oing
MLnutes to the nespectlve fam11les.
Bespectfully submltted,
TE, Clty er*
APPROVED:
PRO TEIIIPORE