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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1961.09.11324 Burllngeme, Callfornta Septembe:r 11, 1961 CALL TO ORDER An adJourned meetlng of the Burllngame Clty Councl1,rogular meotlng, Septemben 6, was ca].led to o::den at Mayor By:.d ln the Chalr. from 1ts lz$O p.m. ROLL CALL Present - Councllmon: Byrd.-Lorenz-ltdartln-l,longan Abeent - Councilmen: Johason Councllman Johns on lras excused on motlon of Counc 1}nan Lor.enz and seconded by C ouncllnan Martln. PUR?OSE OF UEETING T. ACQUISITION PROPERTT ADJOINING MI'NICIPAI FILL Mayor Byrd announced that the meeting had been scheduled to conslderthe followlng subJects: (1) Acqulsltlon of propenty adJotnlng Municlpal F111; (2) San Franclsco Bay Area Rapld Translt Dlstr.lct;(3) Par.king Meton Ondlnance and (l+) Purchase of bulldlng andpropenty adJecent to hrbllc library on Bellevue Avenue end such ltems under rrNew Business" that may be presented to Councll. The Clty Manager refered to h1s pnevLous reconurendatlon concer.nlngthe acqulsltlon of two parcels (A and B on clty-deslgnated nap) appnoxlmately 6+ acres, for the extension of munlcLpal ft11 opera-tlons. The Clty Manager advlsed of prevlous appralsals made of the prope::ty, whereln the land uas appralsed at a moderate flgure; howevon, the owners of the pnopenty sought by the Clty have lndlcated that theland value has increased conslderably. Boarlng thls fact out ras the lnfornation neceLved that the Clty of San Franclsco, to furtherLts al:rpont expanslon prograrn, recently had purchased tldelandproperty at an alleged cost of $51000.00 per acre, wh5.ch may, or may not have lnfluenced the tUqr-:rocket5.ngr of tldeland property value s . Mayor Byrd stated that wlthin a porlod of less than two years theClty sha1l be :requlred to acqulra more property for fl111ng purposEs; once acqulned, an approprlate portlon can be screened to allevlate the unslghtly appearance and when fl11ed ln and no longer needed by the Clty, th6 property may be sold to reallze a substantlalproflt. l,[ayo:r Byrd stated that 1n hls oplnlon, rran e]i'ror cannot be made when acqulnlng real estate on the Peninsula'r. In reply to an lnqulry fr.om Councllman Lorenz, the Chalr advlsed that there ls sn area east of tho pres€nt uunlcLpal dump that nay be used fon' dumplng purposes; however, lngress and egress La ln- conv6n1oat. Councllman f,orenzt s motlon to authorize the Clty Manager to proceed wlth the lnltlal step to acqulre the pnoperty, falled for the lack of a second. Councllman Morgan advlsetl that hls posltlonr opposlng the acqulsl- tLon of the property, elther for recroatlonal or dumplng purpos€s nemaLned unchanged. Calltng attentlon to a communlcatlon received frorn the Burllngarne Shore Land Companyr undor date of February 21, 1961, and part5.cularly to the allegatlons that the clty dumplng and f1L11ng operatl-ons have caused debrls to collect and water to draln lnto i,ts propel?ty, Councllman Morgan stated that an approprl- ate drainage system should be 1nsta1led to allevlete a drafulege pnoblem ln the a:rea. 325 Councllnan Lorenz stated that the purchase rould be an lnvestment, rondsrlng the land more va1uable. ContlnuLng, Councilman Lorenzstated that ln hls opln1on, two Ltonrs wer.o ertremely lryontant tothe Clty; th6 constructLon of a basement 1n the Police Stetlon and th6 purchase of the subJect propenty for dtanplng purposes. Councllman Morgan re-stated hls obJectlon, eddlng that lt ls un- nocessary to expend funds for: the acqulsltlon of land for thepurpose of dumplng debrls and lf the property ls to be acqul:.edfor necreatlon pu:rposes, the lssue should ba submitted to the elec torate . Councllman MertLn polntod out that fou:r maJor lt6ms had beenpresonted to Councll for conslderatLon: (I) the acqulsltlon ofthe subJoct property; (2) the purchase of property CdJoinlng theLibrary on Bellevue Avenue; (3) the addltlon of a basement ln theplans of the new Pollce Statlon antl (l+) the establlshment of a new Panking Dtstrlct and urged that a prlorlty l.lst be deter.mlnedprlon to fu:rther dLscusslon. There belng no obJecti.on, Councll proceeded to the next onden of buslnes s . 2. PARICTNG METER ORDINANCE REI'ISION I?re subJect on the eorrelatlon of exlstlng panklng meter ordlna.ncoa,roferred to the Clty }lanager, was contlnued untll the next regular raeetlng of Counc11, Monday, Septembe:r 18, 1951. 3.SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTruCT !,tayor Byrd advLsed of a forthcomlng publlc hea::lng 1n the County Board of Supervlsors! Gtrenbors on the subJect of partlclpatlon lna r.apld translt p1an, p::oposed by the San F:ranclsco Bay Ar6a RapidTrenslt Dlstrlct and hls deslr.e to pr.esent vlews of the Councll on that occaslon. Councllman Lor:enz recotnnended that th6 lfayor be authorlzed to advlsethe Board of Supervlsors of the lntentlon of the Clty of Burl!.ngameto lrlthdraw fnom the proposed plan, addlng that some cltles necently have taken a sLmllar posltlon. C ounc llnan ldarttn stated that the cltlzens of the Ctty of Burl lagamo have not lndicated as yet, thalr posltlon on the lssue and necommsndedthat the Clty wlthhold actlon at thls ttm6. Councllnan Morgan concurred, statlng that to take a stancl at thLstlne would be pnematuro, pertlculanly when a statorent has not been lssued by tho Supervlsons. Fu.r.ther dLscusslon was contlnued to a later date. l+.PURCHASE OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO LIBRARY Reforence was nad.e by the Chair to a comrunlcatlon reeeived from the Llbrary Boa::d, undor aate of Septerrber 6, A96l t necornnend!,ng the ecqulsi.tLon of pr:operty at L2lq9 Bellevue Avenue, 1n the sumof $lrl ,5oo.00. Reference wes made aleo to a supplemeatariy page, llsttng r€nta1s recelved fnom occupants of sald prope::ty. the Chelr acknowledged the presence of R. S. Edwards and Ralph Moody, Prssldont end m6nb6r nespectlvely of the llbnany Board, who spoke on the desi.rablllty of th€ acqulsltlon, from a stand.-polnt of a buslness lnvostment ard to asEist the Llbrary ln lts futune oxpanslon. CAPITAL IMPROVEMM{T BI'DGET A [Capital Improvement Budgetrr preparod by the Bunllngame Clty ?lannlng Corurlssion, subsequent to lts evaluatlon of requests recommended by Departuent Eeads and Clty Coamlsslons, was sub-nltted to Councll at thls tlme. 326 Mr. Edrrar.ds ad.vlsed that the pr.operty is lrmedLately availablefor a cagh donn paynent of $101000.00, the balaaca by loancommltment, wlth the rsvonuo recelved from rentals applleil tonardtha purchase prlce. A brlef dl,scussLon concluded rith an arnouncement by the Chalnthat th6 subJect would be consLde:red rr.lth the Capttal Improve-ment Budget unden the heading of n}{er BusLnesstr. NEW BUSINESS CAPITAL IMPROVET,IET'IT BUDGET Recelpt of a rrCapltal Iuprovement Budgettr program, following anextenslve study by the Pl annlng CommiesLon to prog?am the expendi-ture of firnds fon lmprovernent wlthin the Clty, uas acknorledged. The CouncLl ras advlsed that th6 proJects recotmended and llsteda8 fo1lows, rer.e not ngcossa"lly 1n ord.6r of prlority. ITEMNO. l.LIBNARY Propos a1 ITEM NO. p:revlously revlewsd by Counc11. 2 - nAY PABI( ESTII'IAI@ cosr $I0,0O0 To lnstall culvet't, cover and ne-locate ch1ldnenr s play anaa; to soparat€ snal1 chlldrenr s play area from area of baseball fleld toellmlnate the hazar"d that has exlsted for a considerable perlod oftLme: play equlpment. ITEM NO. 3 - MILLS CANYON Gradlng of a ten foot roadway at weste:r1y end of Ml11s Creek Canyonto provlde clty equlpment convenlent acceEs to nalntaln the area;clear debrLs, provLde planting aIld anosLon control. IIEI,I NO. lr - WATERFRONT IMPROVEME0IT EstlEsted Cost $25,000 Proposed long nange program; allocatLon current year of $25r000to lnclude prellnlnary steps; removal of present roadway ald constnuct a flrst-class perlmetor road to enclrcle the treatncntplant. Conmlsslono:r l{orber.g, ln attendance, advised thet ln ltsdellberatlons, the Cowrlsslon lncluded the acqulsltlon of water- f:ront pr.operty ln a portlon of the allocatlon. rrEu lI0. 5 - wr,r,s mnr Pend.Lng the I'Illls Estate Development and forEsl presentatJ.on ofa sLte for a new park and playgnounQ. by the frousdale Company, the developens, allocatlon of f\rnds recormend.od for a subsequent year. ITEM NO. 6 - D(TB.ISION FIRE AI,ARM SYSTEM EstI.MAtE'T COSI SIO,OOO lnstallatlon of a fire alarm syst€m Ln the western a::ea of the Clty to be connected wlth the central flne alarm syst6m. It was noted that sald lnstallatlon would assLst the Eoover Schoolto connect lts lnternal ffue alarm system to the Cltyr s syst6m. IrEM No. 7 - CORPonATIOI{ YARD Estlmeted Cost $10,q0O Thnee year plan to lmprove CorporatLon Yard facilltles. Flnst year allocatlon of $10r000 would Lnclude archltect fees for agurvey report and pnelfualnary deslgn and the completlon of a stonage factllty for automotlve equlpmeat. ITEM NO. I - CIrr HALL Estlmated Cost $3,000.00 Assumlng that "6constructlon of Clty EalI offlces, tttielrg-Lnrr the bulldLng wtth the rean pollce statiou would appnoxlmate $301000 the swn of $3rOO0 wa.s reconDrondad to ongage the serrrl,ces of an archLtect to prepare p::ellmlnary sketches and plans and cost estlmates. ESTII,IA?ED cost $1r5,000 Estlmated Cost $2,50O.00 ,327 Two addltlonal expenditunes (a) the lncreased cost to cons tr:uc tthe new Pollce Statlon, ostlnated at $30,0O0 (lnc1utllng basement)ana (b) Cttyr s contrlbutlon to the Par:klng Dlstrl.ct, t6 be con-sidered as the next onder of buslnessl rrer€ added to the fonegoing proJ ec ts . I',Ir.. Geonge McQueen, ::epnesentlng the Central Panklng Connlttee spoke at some length on the allocatlon of parklng meter and salestax r.evenue to assLst the downtosn pa:rklng dlatnlct. l4r. McQueen stated thet adequate par.klng facLlltLes would lncreasethe volume of buslness ln the Clty of Burllngane, lncrease the net revenue derLved from the tro sources, subsequently asslstLng lnthe further reductlon of property taxes and pr.ovldLng addltlonalfi:nds for much-needed capltal Lmpr.overnents. !tr. McQuoen requested-that the CLty consLder. contrlbutlng to theD!,strict, the sum of $30r000.00 per year frorn parklng meter funds and lots acqulred by the Clty for off-street parklng pur?oses. In concluslon, I{r. McQueen stated that ln hls oplnlon, the pr:oJect would be a valuablo lnvestment ln rhlch property owners, bothresldentlal and busLness, would be beneflted. Consld6r'ab1e dlscusslon arose thereafter on theClty to pnovlde an off-stneet parklng dlstrlct.obllgatLon of the Councll-nan Martln stated that ln hls oplnlon, the forrnatlon of a Parklng Dlstrlct was the most lmpontant Lssue on the Capltal Inqrrovement Llst and lf necessary, the allocatlon of the $126r000 reser.ved fon eap5.ta1 expenditures, should be applled to establlsh the i[strlct f ormation. Councllman Morgan stated that la vleu of the value of the two lotsrecently acqulredi by the City for off-street panklng facllltles,lt was his reconmendatlon that the Clty contrlbute to the extentof flfty percont of tho cost of the proJect. In a sumrratlon and to pnognam the proposed proJects ln order ofpnlorlty, Counc Llman Morgan r:ec ommended that $30r000.00 ($2O,000 to coven bond money deflclency al1d $10r000 lnclud1ng basement) be reserved to properly complete the new Pollce Statlon. Councll concurred. Councllman litongan f\rther recommended that $20,000.00 addltlonal fi-rnds be allocated to assls t 1n the flnanclnS of the Centnal. Dlstnlct Off-Street Panklng proJect. Councll concurred. A recommeadation by Councllman organ that the sum of $111500.00 as a down payu€nt on the purchase of addltlonal Llbrary proponty be placed thlrd on the prlorlty 1lst, ralsed an obJectlon from Councllman Ionenz, rrtro necommended Lnstead, that the shoreland pnopenty be purchased for dumplng purposes. A notLon was thereaftar Lntroduced by CouncLlman Mongan that the punchase of Llbrary property be placed third on the p:rlonlty Ilst, seconded by C ouncl}nan lttar:tln. A noII calL vote was necor:ded as folloss: CouncLlman Lorenz movod that the purchase of shoneland pro placed thlrd on the prlorlty 1lst, s6cond6d by Councllman Bynd. A ro11 call vote waa recorded as follows: Ayes ! Noes: Abs ent: Ayes: Noes : Abs€nt: Councllmen: Counc l Imen: C ounc Llmen: Counc llmen: CouncLlmen: C ounc 1lmen: Mar.tln-Morgan Byr.d-torenz Jobnson Byrd-Lononz Martln-Morgan Johnson penty b6 (Mayo:r) 328 There appeanLng to be a dlfference of opi.nLon on the order l-n whlch to establlsh a pnlorlty llst for the rematnden of the proposed pr.oJects, the Chah announced that the sub would be furthe:r consldered when the Councll was fU rep16 s ente d. ADJOURNMENT I 1 ec ts 1y There being no flrrther business, the meetlng uas thereafterlregularly adJou:rned at 11:[! p.n. Resp6ctfully subnltted, Ctty Clerk APPROVED: ANDREW C. BYRD Mayo:r.