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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1960.01.185e Burllngaro, CsllfornLa January 18, 1960 CALL TO ONDER A regular meetlng of the Bunllngarm Clty Councll wes held above glven date. I{oetlng caI1ed to order at 8!OO p.8., Johns on ln the Chalr. on tho - lilayon PLEDGE OF ALLEG]ANCE At r or:d from the Chaln aII ln the Councll Charober arose and gave the P1edg6 of Alleglanco to tho F1ag. ROLL CALL Pr€ sont - Councllmen! Byrd- Johnson:Uorgan-Ihayor Abs6nt - Councllnon! Rooth Councllnan Rooth, absent becauge of !.llness, ras excusod on nptlon of Councllman Byr:d ard socondod by Councllnan uongan. UII{UTES PREVIOUS UEENIilO The mLnutos of the prevlous neetlng of January 4, 1960, submlttod to mombers of the Councll, were unanlrously approved and ad.opted on motlon of Councllman Mongan and seconded by Councllman Byrd. COIIO{UNICATI ONS 1. PROPOSD AME{DI'IENT T0 SIC}I ORDI}IA}ICE A conmunlcatl on, dated January 15, 1960, ,as road froa the Clty Manager,statlng that the anticlpated golbh of the Clty lndlcates th6 advls-ablIlty of arnendlng the pnesent Slgn Ordlnance, partlcularly wlth refer:ence to varlanee appllcatlons and pnocedu.ne. It ras the reoom- rnendatlon of the Clty Managor thet leglslatlon so amerdlng Sectlon 1866of the presont Sign 0rdlnance be dhected fon Councll actlon. Councllnan Blrrd suggested that a study of tho entlre ordlnance bg under - taken by the Plannlng Commlsslon, observlng that fr:om the numben of slgn var lance appllcatl.ons neceiveal by tho Councll of recent detor a nevl.slon 1n seld ordlnance ls lndlcated to b€ necossery. Councll rae rabers concurred and tho Clty Mana gor was roquested to dlroct the attantlon of the Plannlng 'Coramlss 1on to the proposed anendnent fo:r study and ne port to Councll. An added poatacrlpt on the abovementloned coranrxrlcatlon fnom the Clty !{anagor, advlsed that the Par{< Colltnlsslon has lndlcated lts lntorost ln studylng aesthetlc contlrol by roasonable Ieglslatlon for the better.mdrtof the c omo.rnlty. 2. APPEAL OF APPLTCANTS TO EREC rE]'I STOR APA I,{ENT (Ar:c Way) A connunLcatlon, dated Januery 12, 1960, xas read fnom E. Eugena Unlard,lessee-optlon€e erd l{ert on A. Yolles, orne r of recotld of prope}ty connronly knorn as 1501, 15Og and 1515 Arc Way, appeallng to the Ctty Councll for a pub]lc hearlng and an onder of determlnatlon ln thenatt€r of the constructlon of e t6n story apartrmnt on the abovemontl onedpr"operty. Actlng upon the advtce of the Clty Attorney, Councllman BIr! d moved thata pubJ-lc hearlng be held on an trorden fon r:evlowtr by the Councl1, lneddltlon to the appeal from the appllcants, at a regular meetlng of 156 gqttnstll Febnr ary 15, 1960. The motlon ras socond,od by Councllnan Morgan and unanLmously carrled. 60 RESOLUTIONS Thls belng tho tlme and the place whereby pnoposltLong to be placed before the electonate at the forthcoml.ng Aprtl 12, 1960 MunlclpalElectlon xere to be congldered, a resolutlon, provltllng for (a) ftre Bonds ln the total astlneted cost of $U5,oOO.OO; (U) eolfce Bonds1n th6 total estlEAted cost of $24O'OOO.OO; (c) publlc $onks Bondsln tho total estlmated cost of $65,O00.0O, and a (at) Munlclpal Commtrlty Art Conter Bulltllng ln the total estlmated cost of $19OrO0O.OO, ras read by the Clty C1enk. Councllnqn Morgan lnltlated a dlscusslon on the Flne Bond propos-ltlon, expresslng hls obJectlon to that portlon of Panagraph rran 1n the resolutlon: trThe acqulsltlon of real proper.ty and the con- fn response to the Chalrts r€quost fon further Councll c omment, Councllman Thayer recommnded that the Pub11c lYorks Bonds, ln theestlmted Bum of $651000.00 be placed as Proposltion No. I on the fonthcord.ng Aprll 12 Uirnlclpal Electlon. structlon and completlon thers ...ro tof a branch flre statlonr o and recomrnerdlng that the $1?5rO0O.OOnvlthout stlpulatlon. i f on Flre Bonds bo pr.oBo-ed To clarlfy, Councllman Mongan statod tlat 1n hls oplnlon, theorlglnally mentloned $SOTOOO.OO fon a pnoposed branch Flro Statlon 1n the lndustrlal arsa ls excesslvel that lt may be posslblo toconstruct e branch statlon ln the J. ndustrl al- area for a sum of $40rOOO.OO ard an addltlonal br.anch statlon ln the Ml1ls Estat6for a slmllar sun at a lator date. Councl lrmn Byrd also e:cproased the oplnlor that, tt may be more advlsable to change the rondlng 1n the proposltlon to pernit ra groater flexlbl11ty. r Mayon Johnson ,re co larnonded that tb Flre Bond proposltlon lncludothe constructlon of and the conpletlon of a Draftlng P1t. Pollorlng further dlscusslon and upon approv a1 of the Clty Attotney, Paragraph trai (Flne Bonds) was a mndeal to reed: iTho acquleltlon ofreal property and the constr:uctlon and compl€tlon theneon, or onneal property orned by the Clty of Btrrllngame, of br:anch flrestatlqrs; the conpletlon of gradlng, paving and s lte pr eparatlonof any such real proporty; the punchaso of ntrnlture and equlpmentto fr.u.ntsh and equlp the bnanch flre statlons; ths pu::chase of flro appariatus and lts equlpment; the extonslon of the flre alanm systemto the branch flre statlons; the constructlon antl complotlon of aDnaftlng Plt. ' Councl lntan l,longan offered a f urther suggestlon tbat the p mposltlons be placed on the ballot ln a sequence ranglng f:: om tho lowesttrestltrato of cost' to the hlghest nestlnate of cost.tr Councl lmen Byrd theroafter lntroducod and rnoved the passage of RESOLUTION NO. 5-60 rDetenm1nl ng That Publlc Interest and Necosslty Dtmand= TEe A-cEni.-sl t1on, Constnuctlon and Complotlon of Certaln Munlclpal Inpror€mntsr as amonded, secorded by Councllman thayer and adopted thereafter unanlnously on ro11 call of mombers pr.esent. PNOPOSED PARKING DTSIRICT PROJECT Iteyor JohnEon, speaklng ln behalf of Counellnsn Rooth, Chal rman of the Councll Comnlttee Panking Dletrlct Pr.o Ject, advlsed that Councll- man Rooth has recomanrded that the Councll dlscuss the advlsabllltyof engaglng an outsldo englnoerlng flrm to c onduct a survey of theClty. In funther elaboratlon, the Clty Manager advised tbat a recent confer- ence wlttr Councllnan RootLr, tho Clty Engr.neen and h1s offlce, Lt wag notod thet many technleal aspects have been noglectod, theroforepolntlng to tbe ungoncy of engaglng a consult Lng flnm to asslst ln 6t the establtshront of a par:k lng dlstrlct. Tho Clty ljlanagor fu.nthenadvlsed thet lt ras recomrDndsd that Br.oa dray be lncluded also inthe prcposod survey. U€mbols of the Councll concurned and Councllman Byrd t lD lrsaft€r. moved that tbe Clty Manager be a uthsr.l zed to confen rlth soveraler4glneerlng flrrus, preferablJr the local flnm of I!111s ey & Ham and toobtaln such factual Lnformatlon tbat 1s requlred to lnitlate, conpletoand establlsh a perklng dlatrlct. Tho notlon rag seconded by Councll- man Morgarx and unanlmously carrLed. The Clty Mana€ier res roquosted to submlt a r.eport to Councll at thenext r.egular meetlng, Febnr ar'5r I, 1960, lf feeslble to do so. UNFINISHD BUSTNESS 1. APPROVAL FINAL MAPS TCANYON TERRACEN Ai{D TBELVEDERE ImTGHTS.' Actlng upon tlr6 advlce of the Clty Attorrey, naps of CanJron Totrracs and Belvedene Holghtsnogular Councll meetlngl Feb:rua ry L5, 1960. tbe approval d f1na1 uas cont lnued unttl the NEI" BUSINESS 1. DEPARTMENTAL TNEQUTTIES TO BE SII]DID BY CITY IIANAGER Mayor Jobns on lnstructed the Clty Marn ger to conduct a survey toascertaln the exlstence, 1f any, of depantnent hoad compensatlonlnequltles. Partlcular reference vras made by tbo Chair to tholnoqultdble conpensatlon pald to the Plann lng Consultsnt ln nelatlonto tho valuable gervlce rondered the Clty by hls.offlce. Councllman BJn al c oncurr:ed ni tir the stat€ont of the Chalr and movedthat the compensatlon paid to the Plannlng Consultant be lncr.eased S600.00 annua1ly, seconded by Counctlmen Morgan. On tho questlon, the subJect of 6 rlploylng e full-tLme Plannlng Advlsor was brlefly dlscusaed. Councllnen Thaye:r expnessed the oplnl on that consldsnatlon should be glven to the lranedlate employmentof a ful}-tfuo advlsor. Other monrbe:rs were of the oplDlon thet tbo subJect be further consldened at the tlnr of budget preparatl on. A vote on th6 nDtlon was reconded ag follows: Ayes: Councllnon! Byncl-Johnson-IlorganNoes: Councllmen: Thayer Absont Councllnen: Rooth Councllnan Thayer stated that he:r vote was cast ln confcnnance rlthher statement thet a fu11-tlrc planntng advisor: sh ould be enrpl oyed. Further dl s cus sl on a.rro so on the subJe ct of ways and reans to delegate approprlate adnLnlstnatlve authonl ty to the Offlce of th6 Plarmlng AdvLsor, pertlcuJ-arply wtth refer.ence to matters affectlng bulldlng and zonlng regulatlons. Tbe Clty t anager was thenoaftolt r6qu€ stecl to nefer the subJ€ct to the Plarllrlng Comnd.sslon rlth lnstructlons tbat a detalled study be nade and a reconmendatl on eubnltted to Councll. 2. PROCTA};lATION Mayor Johnson proclalmed the Month of Febmsry, 196O, under the sponsor- Bhlp of the llatLonal Soclety Daughtens of the Arrerlcan Revolutlon, asNAIIERICAN HISToRY T{o![rH. N 3. POLICE DEPARTMENI COMIIENDED A communl cat lon datod JanuerT 4, 1960, ras read from the Broadvler Reseanch Ccrpo:ratlon, 1811 Tr.ousdalo Drive, Bu::llng arae, 6xpresslngits appnecletlon to the Bur"llngame Po11c6 Dopartment fcu. the ser:vlces rendered that ongan!.zatlon durlng tho conduct of 1ts buslness thc pastelgbt years. The commturleat lon ,as aclmorledged and placed on flle. 62 4 ANNUAL COUNCIL.CODIMISSION DINNER fhe Chalr arurouncod that the Annual Councll-Comml ss lon Dlnnsn meetlng has been scheduled f or. Tueadayl Febnuary 9, 1960, at 6:50 p.n. at Bobrs on Broedray. 5. RtsPONTS, MINUTES ACKN OV,iLIDGE]D The Chalr acknouledged neports from the Publlc Works Department and rdnutes of rocont rneetlngs from the Park, Health-Safety antlTrafflc, and the Recr€atlon CommLsslons. CLAIMS Clalms, for the Month of Jenuary, 1960, l{os. 2859-5018, 1n thototal amount of $2151607.95, duly audlted, w€r6 approved fon payment a nd. warrantE ordered drawn on the Clty I?easurpy ln tholr respectlve arbunts, on ntotlon of Councllman Thayer, seconded by Councllman Byrd end unanlmously canrled. PAYROLL APPROVAL Paynoll warrants, for the Month Docerrber, 1959, Nos. 49OO-51OO anct 10O-296, tn the total a mount, of fi1'l ,370.44, rere appr"ovedfor paymont on motlon of Councllnan Thayen, seconded by Councllman Byrd and unanlmously carled. ADJOURNT{E}{T Thene beLng no furthen buslness, the ad Journed at 9:O5 p.m. meetlng ras regularly Resp€ctfully submltted, ) I{ERBEBI K. WHIIEClty Clerk APPROVM: Chanlott Mayor Johns on 4