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CALL TO ORDER
A regular meetlng of the Burlingame Clty Councll was held on the
above glven date. Meetlng ca11ed to order at 8:00 p.m., - Mayon
Pro Tenrpore Johnson ln the Chal,r.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At word from the Ch&l:l, all Ln the Council Chanben arose and gavethe Pledge of Alleglance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Present - Councllmen: Johns on-Mart ln-MorganAbsent - Councilmen: Crosby-Lonenz
Mayor Lorenz, abssnt because of l11ness, uas excused. on motlon of
Councllman Morgan end aeconded by CounclLman Martln.
Councllman Cnosby, sbsent due to a comrnltment outslde the C1ty, was
excused on motlon of Councllman Morgan and seconded by Councllman
Mart 1n.
I,lINUTES
fhe minutes of the regulan meeting of Febnrary 18, 1963, as submlttedto Councl1, were unanlmously approvod and adopted on l,lotlon of
Councllman Martln and seconded by Councilman Morgan.
HEARING . MILLS ESTATE NO. 19 TENTATIVE },,IAP
Mayor Pro Tempore Johns on annsunc ed that thls lras the tlme and placeto conduct a Councll pub).ic hearing on a ttTentatlve Map of M1l1s
Estate No. 19tr submLtted prlor to members of the PlannLng Conmlsslonby George S. Nolte, Consultlng Clvll Englneers, Inc., fo:r Elchler
Homes, Inc. and appr.oved by that body at a r.egular meetlng, February11, 1963.
The Chalr funthen announced that l,lr. Rober.t Conne11, stenotyplst, wasLn attondanco to record the Publ1c llearlng Proceedlngs ln behalf ofthe IlItIls Estate prop€rty owners t and nesidentst lnterests.
The hearlng wes offlclally opened by the Chalr wlth a s taterre nt that
pFoponents would be first glven the pnlvilege of the floor and that
each speaker on thls occaslon state hls name and address.
Mr. James Roerbr, Englneer, representlng th6 George S. Nolte Companyfor ELchler llomes, Inc., advlsed that a tentatlve map of the proposed
development of l,Ii11s Estate No. 19 has been submltted in good falth
and has neeelved favorable commen ts from Clty offlcers; tho map has
been submltted under terms set forth ln the State Subdlvlslon l,(ap Act
s.nd the Ordlnance Code of the Clty of Burllngame.
The ChaLsnan read lnto the record a corrm:nLcatlon recelved from the
Plannlng ConmlssLon undor date of February il+, l-963, advlsing thatthe tontatlv€ map of ]jlllls Estate No. 19 had been approvecl, descrlbingthe property 1n general and outJ-lnlng pa:rcels to be deeded or
dodlcated to the Clty.
Mr; A. L. Shapno, Vlce-Presldent, Elchler Hom6s, Inc., conflmed the
st&tem€nts of Mr. Roemer, and advlsod Council- that the ossentlal lssuebefore Councll on thls occaslon ls the conslderatLon of and actlonthereafter on e tontatlve map of the proposed development.
There belng no further pnopononts and no c onr,mrnl c atl ons on record Lnfavor theroof, the Chalr lnvlted the opponents to speak.
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Mr. E. L. Plerce, President, Burpllngame MlUs Estate ImprovementAssoelatlon, acknowledged addresslng a corum:nlcatLon to the CltyCouncil requesting a pub11c hearlng for the purpose of presentLng
testlmony to substantlate the ),tiI1s Estate resldentsr clalm thatthe proposed development would not serve the best interests ofthe Clty.
Mr. Pierce continued by statlng that the testlmony glven shouldinclude the character of the nelghborhood, the extent of the
improvements, qualitLes best adopted and technlcal obJectlons tothe map.
Speaking on hl-s personal selectlon of the Ml1ls Estate as an ldea1locatlon for suburban r.esldence and the varlety of types of custom-bul1t homes to select f:rom, Mr. Plerce read excerpts fr.om rrDeclanetion
of Restrlctlonsrr attached to each deed of a ML1Is Estate proper.ty
owner lncludlng a provlslon that aII str.uctures nn:st be appnovedby an ar.chltectural conmLttee and shaIl bs requlred to conform toand har.monl ze wlth the external deslgn of exlstlng strrrctures lnthe tr.act. Mr. Pierce observed that the subdlvlslon propos6s
thLrteen adatitlonal homes fr.om the subdlvislon origLnally proposedby the Trousdale Constructl-on Company.
Ittr. Plerce stated that lf the development pnoceeds as proposed andthree, four and flve bedroom homeg aro constructed, a survey should
be conducted to determlne the expanslon that may be requlred toprovlde adequate schoollng facll1t1e s.
Chairman Johnsonr s questLon on whether the discussLon thus far wasrelevant to the lssue before the Council, lnltl.ated a brlef d6bate
between Mr. James W. IIa11y, Attorn€y, representlng the M1IIs Estateproperty ouners and the City -4,ttorney.
Mr. Ha11y read excerpts from Section L1552 ot the State of CalLfornia
Government Code, stlpulatlng, in part... rrft nay ( governlng body)also hear the testimony of other competent persons nespectlng thercharacter of the neLghborhoodr ln whlch the subdlvLslonlocated, the klnds, nature and extent of l lmprovements r t
or klnals of rdevelopmentr to whlch the area j.s best adapt
other phase of the matter wlth rospect to whlch It may de
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The City Attorney, wlth r ospect to rrlrnprovements I refered to by
Mn. Ea11y, observed that the word has a ltmlted definltlon andquoting fron Government Code Sectlons 11510 - ttDeslgn[ refers tostr6et all,grunent, gradss and rLdth allgnments, lrldth of oasem€nts
and rlghts-of-ways for dralnage and sanLtary selrersrr and l1flI ,It frnprovementrr refers to only such street wor.k and utllltles to be
lnsta11ed. o ras a condltion precedent to the aporoval and acceptancoof the flnal mapn suggested that Councll not be rnlslead by words.wlth a general colloqulal meanlng.
Mr. Hal1y steted that th
the wond rrdevelopmentr 1
request of !b. Ha11y, th
by a show of hands, 1ndL
development . n
eglslatu::e selected SectLon 11552 andot deflned in the code sectlon. At the
arge attendance of MlIIs Estate resld6nts,
ed all were i,nterested 1n the rtmatter of
e1sne1
cat
The Chalr'rs declaratlon that 1t was not her unders tandlng that Councll
was to conslder the str:ucture of homes on thl-s occaslon, was answered
by Counc 1lman Martln, who st&ted that the number of bedrooma ln a
home determlnes the denslty of the area and affects the utillty
facilltles and that the subJeet should be explored on that basLs.
Itln. Plerce contlnued hls statements, observlng that thls development
1s the last nemainlng area wlthtn the l41l1s Estate and cautlon should
bo observed.
tIr. John C. Bauer, 2 Rio Court, spoke of hls lnter:est ln the Clty
of Burllngame, pointlng out that the proposed subdlvislon lncludes
the last 295 lots remalning ln the Mlfls Estate; the area Ls wlthln
a beautlful sectLon of the City; hls opinlon that the types of homes
constructed by Eichler Homes, Inc., w111 not compJ'ement tho Clty of
Burlingame Is shared by a great maJor'lty of MlIIs Estate resldents and
Ml11s Estate property owners when purchasing thelr resldences wene
20s
advlsod that future
pr.lced homes .
development of th6 erea wou1d. lnclude hlgh-
Exhlblts lndlcatlng the hlga-type of homes available ln the MlL1s
Estato w6re l-ntroduced lnto the record by I4r'. Bauer:
Exhlblt
Exhlbtt
Exhlbl t
Exhlbtt
Exhlblt
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
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2:
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A frane d pLcture of a three bedroom home, prLcedlat $53,50o.00;A br.ochure of a trGolil Key Award seven-room home
from Tor,r: and Country Realtors;
A b:rochure of a [Go1d Key Awardrr n6w contomporary
seven-room nanch home from Town and qountry Realtors;
A brochure of a [Gold Key Awardtr slx-roomr- one floor:
home frorn Town and Count::y Realto4s; and
A framed plcturo of a three bedroom home, prlced. at
s37,950.00.
An excenpt from the Ad,vance Star-Green Sheet,
d.ated March 3l.., 196), dlsplaytng a picture of anElchler home constructed ln San Mateo Hlghlands
(modern) and a pLcture of a Ml1Is Estate home
( conventl onal ) .
Mr:. Ilarry K. Wolff, Jr. r Presldent, Mllls Estate Home Ownens I
AssocLatlon also introducod lnto the record:
Exhlblt No. 6:A brochure of MlI1s Estate.Homes, includlng a
liEl1s Estete plot plan and rtypical lnterlor and
exterlor vlews of M11Is Estate l{omes;r
A bnochure of 1,n11s Estate homes, entltledrrYour home of tomor:now, May, I961n fnora Cal-wldeInc., Sales Agency; and
Exhlblt No. 8
Exhlblt No. 7:
Mr. Wo1ff, r:eferrlng to a map d.lsplayed of the proposed subdivislon,
called attentlon to an oncroachment upon another subdlvLslon wlthlnthe ar.ea, MlIIs Estate No. 17r wtrereln pnoperty owne?s bound by
deed restrLctlons, shal1 be sur:rounded by pnoperty havlng no bulldlngrestrlctions.
A brlef discusslon aros6 on the subJect of trdeclanatlon of restrlc-
tlonstr whereln the Ctty Attorney ad.vlsed that prlvate deed restrlc-
tl.ons ane not provlded by law; they ane a matte:: of contract betweenthe subdivlder and lhe prrchas€r; the Clty ls not empowored to
enforce such rostrlctLons and vlolatlons ars not wlthln the Jur.ls-dlctlon of Council to resolve.
Mr. James W. Iia1ly quoted from the Cltyt " subdlvislon ordlnance andlntrod.lced and lnvlted Mr. Donald Telxel:ra, a M111s Estate r-esld6nt
and a constructural engineer to conment on polnts provided. 1n the
Ordinance Code ln relatlon to the pt oposed tentative map.
Mr. Telxeina, commenting at s ome length, made the fo11ow1-ng observa-tlons with respect to the p:rovlsLons nequined. when f11lng a tentative
map as set forth in ordlnanc e No. 5l+1 (Suudlvlslons).
Sectlon 1992, sub-sectlon (a) ttre tentatlve map does not lncludewldth &nd gns.des of stneets, radlus of curves, dlmenslons of lots,locatlon and cross-sectlon of aLl water courses, locatlons of
easementsfor serers or means of dralnage, publLc utllltles onuttllty easemants.
Mr. Telxelra stated that all detalls should be set forth by dravrlngor by cormunlcatlon and. documents flIed portalnlng to s ource of
water supplyr type of street J.mprovement, descriptl-on of constructlon
o:r pedestrlan walkway, sewer dlsposal, storm d.ral.nag6s, tree plantlng
program, etc.
IvIr. Telxefua also nequested a clarlflcatlon on tho proposed plan forthe lntersectlon of Skyltne and TnousdaLe Drlve, the dedlc atlon ofa parcel of land running paraIleI to the Skyline and expressed concer.nwlth the large amount of wgter that may accurnulate ln the vlclnlty ofEunt and Trousdale Drlves and the eppear:anco of property whereon a
conslderable amount of fill or cut 1s proposod adjacent to the streetrlght-of-way and prlvate propertyo
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RECESS
A recess was declaned by the Chalr at 9:05 p.n.
CALL TO ORDER
Ihe meetLng r.econvenod at !:1! p.rn.
IrILLS ESTATE NO. 19 TENTATIVE MAP IIEARING CONTII{UM
Mn. Invlng E. McHenry, I Rlo Court, pnesented to Councll a photostat
copy of a trDec1a::atLon of Restrlctlonsn fo:r MlL1s Estate No. 9 and
l,Il11s Estate No. 11 and entered lnto ttre necor"d as Exhlbtt No. 9.
I,Ir'. E. L. Beggs, 2609 Martinez Dnlve, Director, Mi11s Estate Improve-
ment Associatlon, stated the prlme concern of the property owners Lsthe pneservatlon of the asthetlc and property values of I'411s Estateithe proposed subdlvislon ls wlthln rrone of the nlcest locatlons ofthe Cltyrr and ln an area where considerable lnvestment has been rnsde
1n the propertles. Mr. Beggs stated that the type of homes belleved
proposed for constmctlon w111 have an a.dvense effect on currentpzbponty values.
Mr. Howa-rd C. Beede, lI2! Mar:garlta Drlvs, stated that.ln hls oplnlonthe pnoposed lot slze rdas too small and r.ecorrnended that the tentatlvo
map be rejected and that it be nesubmitted wlth larger 1ot sLzeslndlcated and Ln keepLng wlth e xlstlng M1lfs Estate lots.
Upon belng advised by the Clty PLanner, that the rfPnotective Deed
Covenantsn had not baen befone the plannlng Commlsslon, Mn. Ha11y
observed that the document should have boen consLdered by the
Plannlng CommlssLon ln accondance wlth the Subdlvis l on Ondi.nanceprovlslons.
Referrlng to a rrDeclaratlon of Res tr:lc tJ-onsrr prepared by Eichle:r
Homos, Inc., for !1111s Estate No. 1$, Mr. Ea11y noted that Part rrBn
deslgnates J. L. Eichler, Rlchar.d. L. Elchler and Edward B. Elchler
as tho Anchitectural Control Cornrdttee; and that trno dwelllng shal1
be permltted on any 1ot at a cost of less than $15,000.00.
In conc lutllng hls stetements, Mr. Ea11y observed that the area 1gthe rrlast open land ln Burllngamerr and Councll shoultl be conslderateof the l/I11ls Estate property ownerst lnterest.
Mayor Pr.o Tenpore Johnson expressed her appreciatlon for the lar.ge
ettendance pr16s6nt and expIal-ned the posltlon of Councll ln that
5.ts [powen is not un]lmltedrr and archltectural control ls notwlthln the prerogatlve of Council.
cormunlcations necelved unden date of February l.3, L963, fnom the
M1IIs Estate llome ownersI Assoclatlon and. the Burlingame MlJ-Ie
Estate fmprovement Assoctatlon, appeallng the declslon of the Planning
Conmlsslon and requestlng that a publLc hea:rlng be scheduled, w6:le
read and mad6 a part of the test{mony.
Mn. Les11e Pritchard' La ttesa and MargarLta DrLvesr spoke on the
contlnual concentratl,on of water: end water eroslon prob lems ln the
aree and urged that sorethlng be lncorporated into the grading plan
to eIimlnate the problem.
Mr. R. Jacobs, 2965 Ar goello D:rlve, ad.vised that the purchasens wene
fuL1y assurecl that the future development of the MlIIs Estate woultl
continue as cunrently and expressing the opl,nlon that the trMllls
Estate resldents havL been liold do lsr the rlvenr by T::ousdale Companyrr
stated that the Councll should protect tho Lnterests of the Mills
Estate property o!,ners.
The Clty Bagineen, ln reply to !lr. Teixelrats statoments, advleed
that a iecona sheet accompanled the TentatLve Map, lndicattng all
utl11tles to be lnsta11ed, water, sanltary sewers and drainage,
includlng baslns anal slope protections.
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Contlnulng, the Clty Englneer advised that also dellneated ls a
lraLkway five feet 5.n wldth, wlth an underground water llne to belnstalled at thls locatlon. Antlclpating the fut ure expanslon of
the i,11lls Estate, adequate utt1lty f aclIltles we::e deslgnated and
1nstalled, wlth one exc6ptlon; the two water pumplng plants w111
be nequlred to be lncneased, due to the rrup-grad.ingrr of the flreflow capaclty regulrements from 'l$O to 1r0OO gallons per mlnute
by the Board of Flre Underwriters.
The Clty Englneer also advlsed that the slzo of the storago reservoitt
above Skyllne should be lncreased to adequately supply the unlncorporated
aneas and. two smaller subdlvlslons above the Skyllne and that other
appurtonances refemed to by Mr. Teixeira wene delineatod on Sheet No. 2ln iletall by the englneers of the Nolte Company.
The Clty Englneerr s referenco to Sheet No. 2 lnlttated conslderable
dlscussion utren lt was ascertalned that the panticulan gheet Ln
questlon was not made ava11ab1e for revlew to repre sentati.ves of the
l,l1I1s Estate property owners, the Plannlng ConrrrLssLon artd the Clty Council.
Ihe Clty Englnoer advlsed that the orlglnal Sheet No. 2 was presented
wlth the tentatlve map, mlsplaced thereafter and a dupllcate set was
requested and rec6lved by hts offlce on thls date from the Engineersfor the proposed proJect.
The Clty Englneen, ln reply to Councllman Morgants lnqulrles, advlsedthat the Boar.d of Flre Underr::Lters lndlcated an lncrease Ln the
pumplng statlons capaclty Lras necessary at the tlme a tentatlve map
uas presented by the Trousdale Constructlon Company and as the anea
was d€veloped.
I4r. Peter Salvaressa, 1830 Sebastlan vJay, spoke on the potentlal flre
hazard and nefenred par.ticularly to the 1ow wat6r pressure prevelantln hLs area.
The Clty Brgineer advlsed that addltlonal water storage facilitleswl1I be provLded by the new subdlvlder, who Is assuming an oblJ.gationprevlously commLtted by the Trousdale Constructlon Co.
RECESS
A recess was declanecl by the Chalr at 1O:OO p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Ihe Chalrrnan ca11ed the meeting to order at 10:10 o.m.
MILLS ESTATE NO. 19 TEMIATTVE MAP HEARING CONTINUED
The Chalr lnvlted persons lntorested to neview the Exhlblts andcal1ed for a rebuttal on the testimony pnesented.
Mr. James Roemer, r'epnesentlng tho Nolte Company, advised that both
maps, Sheet No. 1, to the Plannlng Commisslon and Sheets 1 and 2,to the Clty Englneer, had been submltted ln good falth and gave
essuranco that the pres:ntation was made openly and rrabove-board;n
at the request of the Clty Englneer, a consultatlon was held and
changes with respect to Lmpr.ovemant s, drafurage, stom and sanlta:ry
sowers es recommondod. by the City Englneer wer6 rned6 and subml.ttedprlor to the norrnal pnocedure of lndlcatlng changes on a flnal map;the TentatLvo Map recelvod favonable corrnent at the Planning Commlssiondellberatlons and all nequlnements s6t forth in the ordlnance have
been lncluded ln the tentatlve maps.
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a prevLous condltlon wlth regard to a large LnterLor 1ot and byrelocatlng tho streets, has created more desLnabLe lots and has
lncr.eased the park sLte; the Nolte staff, ln consultatlon wlth schoolofflclals, was advised that sufficlent 1and. fon school facllltles has
been acquLr:ed for future expanslon. - Mr. Shapro concluded by statlng
that Council ls merely requested to approve the Tentatlve Map.
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Mr. A. L. Shapro, VLce-Presldont El,chler Homes, Inc., further advlthat meps have been avalJ-ablo slnce January 1l+. Wlth respect to tincreaso of thLrtoen lots ln the cunnent pl-an frcm that of the pre
Trousdale C ompany subdivl-slon p1an, the Nolte Company has ellml.nat
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In reply to Councllman I,lorgant s lnquiry c oncernlng a posslble con-ference betlreen the subdlvider and r.epre sentatLve s of the M11IsEstato property owners, I,[n. Shapro advlsed that ttLt would be to noavaLl; the subdlvlder Ls pnoud of hls product; the plan cannot bealtered and the constructlon would be good archltectune.tf
In r€pIy to an lnqulny from the floor, M::. Shapro advlsed thatconstmctlon plans would be slrnl-lar to those applied ln the LosAngeles ar.ea.
Mr. 1{. J. Arnanlno, 2605 Martlnez Drive, ob.jected to d.lscussLonon what, ln hls oplnLon, was rtn€rchandislngn and stated that becausethls ls the last avallab1e pancol ln the Clty, 1t should be developedln a rrwonthwlle wayrr and urged Council to help nalntaln the trstatui
symbol of the tlll-Is Estate.rr
I'lr. Wolff, spoke of hls eonfenence wl,th tpepre sentetlves of Elchlor
Ilomes, Inc., 1n an eff or.t to resolve not an rrinternal but anextenlor p roblem. ri
i"{r. Frank 86rg6r., Attornoy, Elch}er Homes, Inc., stated that thelssue 1s one of archltectural control; his company has an excellentproaluct and Councll ls belng confronted wlth a declslon to rendorthat 1s outslcl6 lts Jurlsdlctlon.
!ilr.. Buss Eng1e, property owner, but not within the MlI1s Estats,stated that ln hls oplnlon, the baslc lnterest 1s the loss 1npropet'ty va].uatlons.
There belng no further dlscussion from the floor, the ChaLr LnvLted
Councll comments.
1eteted thet fn hle o
pP€pe++f-+cl,uetl€n3.
lP're "e belng ne further illscussten from the ftreerrtlr€ ghelr +nv+ted€ewasu,.rytr.
Counc l,1man Martlnrs lnquLty concerning Council procedure at thls
time, was neplled to by the Clty Attorney, who stated that Counc.1l
must take actlon upon the map w lthln a forty-day perl,od and may
elthen rraccept,rr trrevls6,r rrreJectrr or rrresubmltrr to the Plannlng
Commlss1on.
CouncLlma-n l,lartln stated that he had several obJectlons to the
rnap and questloned. whether the developer lro'rld be w1l1lng to have
the tentatlve map resubmittod to the Planning Commisslon.
In rep1y, M:c. Berger questloned Councilman I'lartln concerning hlsspeclflc objectlons and the following polnts were made thereafte"
by Counc l1man l,Iar"tln, essentla11y, as f olIows:
l. Flvo-foot Pedest:rlan Walk-wa should be del-lneated upon the
Tent at ve p.
?he Clty Erglneer advl-sed. that 1t would b€ so dellneated on ttreflnal map as Ls custonary p:rocedure.
2. Fire l{ouse Slte - Park Slte Dedlcation and how 1t w111 be
ac c ompll she d.
The Clt
has beeprlor t
yPndot
lanner advlsed. that only one s
lscussed for dodlcatlon; a det
he acceptance of the fLnal map
t::ip along Trousdale Drlve
ermLnatlon should be made
Councllman ltlart in questloned whether the property for a flro hous€
would r6v6rt to the subdlvlder 1f not used by the Clty fott the
pu!3pose lntended, or lf the Board of FLne UnderwrLters ruled that
the slda ls elther not nscossary, or should be abandoned or comblned
wlth an other parcel, and th€ Cltyts uso nay be elLmlnated.
!tn. Bergen sdvls€d that the propsrty would be d.edl,cated to the Clty
wl thout a revensLonary clause.
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3.Accesg Strip -State Hlchway - Skyline B1vd.
In neply to Councilman Martlnr s lnqulry on how far the State Hlghway
w111 be p::oJected lnto the lntersectlon of Trousdale D::1ve and Skyllne,
the Clty Planner descrlbed the cnescent-shapod parcel and stat6d that
the hlghway v111 be contlnued along the curve of the crescent; a one-foot strl-p of proper.ty to be conveyed to the Clty, comaerc es where the
State w111 purchase propor.ty anal contlnues along the eurve.
Councllman Mant 1n questLoned retrether a condltlonal agreement may be
obtainod to neve::t the property back to the property owner or to the
CLty, ln the event the Statet s plan to purchase the property Ls alcandoned.
Mr. Berger lndl.cated that an agreement revertlng the property to the
Clty would be accept ab1e.
Fllls or rrcutstr - Tnousdale snd Hunt Drlves
:rep1y to Councllnan lilartlnr s questlon whether approval has been
tained to acquire prlvate property to proceed with f1L1s or cuts
Ilunt Drlve and the Trousdale Drlve lntersectlon, I'1:r. Boemer
vised that lt ls antlclpated that the property w111 be acqulretllor to the submlssion of a flnal map.
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Councllman l,Iartl-n expr.essed obJ ectlon
wa11 ln the 6vont pnlvate property 1s
permlsslon be obtalned from the owne r
the submlssion of a flnal map.
Ur. Berge!3 lndlcated concurrence wlth
to the constructlon of a retalnlngnot ac quhed . and neques ted thatof the prlvate property pnlor to
the neques t.
5.Sheet No.2 - DrainaAe
!lr. Roemer advised, Ln :'eply to Councilman lilartLn, that soil experts
have been engaged by the subdivlder and heavy rpck or rlp rap w111
be used to pr.event water seepage and soll eroslon.
6 . }tlrrgarl ta Drlve -Skyllne B1vd.
In reply to Councilman Ma:ctlnr s lnqulrles, Mr. Shapro lndlcated that
the subdlvlder would have no obJectlon to wldenlng Margarlta Drlve to
Clty standards and the placlng of sldewafks, curbs and gutters on
lilargarlta Drlve as well as on those lots frontlng Skyllne Blvd.
7. Prevlous Cormltments from Trousdale Co.
A.general dlscusslon a:?oss on comrltments made prevlously by the
Trousdale Constructlon Company, with Councllman Martln statlng thatLt was understood that the same pattsrn of constr".rctlon would contLnue
toward the hllIslde area of the Ml1ls Estate; baslcally, lt ls the
s ame map as subml,tted by Trousdale ln 195h; however,, some ltems ar:e not
mentloned: (1) the t ype of utllltles to be lnstalled and (2) aprovlslon for treo plantlng.
IuI.r. Shapro advlsed that there is an rrassumptlon agneementt to fulflllall prlor commltments; utllltles w111 be Insta1led underground and
Mr. Roemer ::eferred to a letter on f11e lndlcatlng that the subdlvldelr
w111 comply wlth tnee plantlng standards.
Councllman Martln r.equested that all documents pertalnlng to the
development of the ltE1ls Estate be submltted for hls personal revlew
and that the hea::lng be contlnued until the next regula:r meetlngof Councl1, ttar.ch 18, 1961.
M:'. Shapro lndlcated no obJoctlon to tho delay provlded tho pub1lc
hearing wss dec1ar.od concluded.
Councilman MartLn stat€d that the publlc has not had a fal-r opportunLtyto revlew all the pertinent documents and lf a postponennnt 1s not
acceptable by the subdlvider, CouncLl has the alte:rnatlve on thLs
occaslon, to reJect the tentatlve map.
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A suggestlon from the floor that a study meatlng ba schedulod was
concurred ln by M:r. Shapro fo1}owl-ng conslderable dl.scussLon.
Councllnan Morgan stated that ln hls judgment, the Lssuo shoulal be
r.eferr:ed back to the Plannlng Commlsslon Ln vlew of the app arent
mlshandllng of documents; ttlat he J.s sympathetlc rri th respect tothe deed covenants Lmposed upon the MlLls Estate property ownersfor the r:eason that as a property or.men ln Ray Parkr. covenants
lnposed upon that subdivlslon have been upheld and subsequently
r.esulted ln the retentLon of hJ-gh property valuatlons In the
M11Is Estate. CouncL lman Morgan expressed bLs wlIllngness, hor ever,to rrbow to the w111 of the ma.j orlt y. tr
RECESS
A r:ecess was declaned by the ChaLr at 11:[O p.n.
CALL TO ORDER
The meetlng was r6ca11ed to ordsn by the Chalr at 11:50 p.m.
The Chalr announced that the regular moetlng on thls occaslon wouldbe adjourned to consl-der remalning CouncLl agenala ltems, on Satunday,
March 9, 1963, followed by a stud.y meetlng on the tentatlve map ofl{lILs Estate No. 19p and a contlnued. publlc hearlng on the subJect,
Me.rch 19, 1963.
UM]NISHED BUSINESS
1. TRANSPORTATION COM],tr?TEE
Mayor Pro Tempo::e Johnson announced the appolntment of Mr. Joseph
Hunter and I{r. Arthur W. Cnump as members of the new transportatloncormlttee. The appointments rre re unanlrnously confl:rrsd.
2. C]VIL DEFENSE ALLOCATION ASSIIRANCE
3.WASHINGTON PARK PARKING AREA REJ5CTED
CounclJ.man Martin rnoved'that tho proposal to cneate a pa.nklng anea
1n the Washlngton Pank a::ea adJecent to the tennis courts be
reJected, seconded by CouncLlman Morgan and unanlmously car.nied.
The Chair announced that the Mayor has lndlcated hls obJectlon tothe creatlon of the parklng area.
RESOLUTIONS
RESoLUrIoN x0. 23-5J rrA Resolutlon Appolntl ng Assessment Conunl,ssloners
@oberti,I.B1unkarrdRona].dWo11merfonRec1amatl.onDlstrlct No. 2o97rt was Lntr:oduced fon pessage upon motlon of
Councilman l,fartln, seconded by Counci lman Morgan and unanlmously
carrled.
BURLINGAI,IE SHORE LAND RECI,ASSIEICATION EE(&ESI
The Chafu announced that a publlc hearlng would be held on the
r:equest for the reclasslflcatlon of Burlingamo Shore Lend property,
irtonday, Apn1l 1, 1961.
ACQI]ISIIION LOT NO. ].ON LAGUNA A\TENIIE
Dr. Nel1s Neustnup, owner of Lot No. 1 on Laguna Avenue, advlsed
of hls Inabl1ity to be present at the edJ ourned. meeting of Councl1,
Saturday, March 9, 1963, and the subject mettor pertalnlng to the
acqulsLtlon of the 1ot, was contl-nued to the r68u1ar meet5.ngp
March 18, 1963.
ADJOURNMENT
Councllman Martln moved, secondcd by Councllnan Mor'gan and unan-
lmously carrled, that $8,5O0.00 be allocated for Clvl1 Defense
requl?ements, as requested by Deputy Clv11 Defense Di-recton,Mr. Jobn K. Wrlght.
The meet!,ng was regularly adJourned at 12:10 a.m., to meot
Saiurday, Manch 9r-1963,-at-L:00 p.m. Respectfully submlttedl
VICEAPPROVED: MAYOR IIENtsERT K. LIMTE, CltY CIE::K