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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1960.12.05/ ,lt ,i, a/>;-Lz-1ffi Burllngane, Ca1lf cnnla Decer$orP 5, 1960 CALL TO OFDER A negular meetlng of the Burllngarre Clty Counell was held on th€ above given date. Meotlng cal lod to ordor at 8:OO p.m., - Mayor I{or1gan ln the Chah. PI,EDGE OF ALLEGIANCE At wotrl fnon the Chafu. all ln the Councll Chamber arose and Savetbe Pledge of All6g1ance to the F1eg. ROLL CALL Prosont - Councllren ! Byr"al - Johns on-Loren z-Mongarl Absent - Councllmen: Rooth Councllman Rooth, abs€nt because of ilLaess, was oxcused on motlon of Councllman Loreri z and seconded by Councllman Johnson. Councllmen Byrd, appe arlng to asrsure a Councll quorunr roquested and. ras granted pormdsslon theneaftor, to be oxcused from the neetlng because of lllness, on rctlon of Councl ltran Johnson and socondect by Counc llman Loronz. XtrNUTES PREVIOUS I@.ETING The ralnutes of the prevlous neetlrg of Novenb er 21, 1960, as subnLttedto Counc11, were unanlmously approved and. adopted on notlon of Counclll an Johnson and seconded by Councl lraan tonen z. COMMIINICAT TONS I. PROPOSED REVISIONS POLICE HULES-REGUIATTONS A conm.rnl cat Lon fnom the Clty Manag6r, dated Decel&er 21 1950, was aclrnorled.ged, togother wlth coples of revlsed Adnl,nistratlve Rules and Regulatlons for the Po1lce Dopartm€nt and accorpanled by e copyof a letter fnon the Chlef of the PolLce Department, advlslng thatthe mor6 slgnlflcant changes were (I) the ellnlnatlon of nclty r:esldence nequlrenent rt (2) outslde rork may be engaged ln wlth rrltten permisslon f:ron the Chlef and (3) current pollce news to the press nay bo dissemlnatecl by the Chlef non hls deslgnatees.r fhe City Managerts comrmrnl catl on stated that f,the Bules and Regulatlons ane promrlgated. pursuant to tho general grant of power of the ortllnance code and sectlons thereln are approved by thls offlce.n The Clty l{anager, In reply to tha Chalnts lnqulry, c oncorrrLng h1sofflce belng empowered to pr:spare, abollsh or change tho rulos and negulatlons wlthout ::rocourse to Council, advlsed. that ln rnos t cltl.estravlng a Counc ll-l(anager foru of governrcnt, 1t 1s ln the trbest practicei to grant the Uanager ad'nlnlstratlvo Jurlsdlctlon. TollLustrate the polnt, tbe Clty Managor referred to a copy of iThe Technlque of Mrurlcl pal Admlnlstnatl oai publlshed by the lnterna tlonalClty Mer agen Assoclatlon. Conslderable dlscusslon arose thoreafter on tho proposed changos inthe pollce rules and regulatlons and irhothe r the lssue was one of apollcy-naklng or an admlnlstratlve procedure. Mayo:r Morgan, ln concJ.udlng the dlscusslon, edvlsed tbt lt 1s theiwIII of Councll tbst th6 rules and nogulatlons be r^eturned, rlt houtpneJudlcer and that ttre Clty lilanagor confen further wlth tho Chlef of Po11ce and that merbers of the ClvL} Servlce Conmlsslon, represer$atlvesof the Pollce Departraent and CouncLlnan Johnson, Councll-Emoloycerepr:esentatlve, be lncluded also ln tho confor€nc€. -*t 2. ORDTNANCE I'NDER STATE PENAL CODE SCTIONS A comm.mlcatl,on fi:om the Clty Manager, d.at ed. Decar&er I, 196Or ' advLsed that a new State statute enable s cltles to obtaln Stateald for the expense of tralnlng Peace Offlceng when cartaln mLninum standarals of recrultnrgnt and tralnlng are rrt. It was the reconmendatlon of the Chlef of Po1lce andl the Clty Managerthat the City establlsh lts ellglblllty by adopt lng an ordlnanceln compllance wlth State Penal Coile Sectlon 15522. Councll concunred wlth the reeommondatlon and Councllman Johnson Lntroduced f or. flnst readlng,ORDfNANCE NO. 72'7 nAn ondlnancs (Tralnlng Peace Off 1ce:rs ) Acceptlng The Requirements of Se cTTon f5522 -fthe Penal Code Relating to Tralnlng of Law Enforcenent Offlcors. 5. REMOVAL OF EUCALYPTUS IREE APPRO\llm A comrnmlcatlon from the Ctty llanager, dated December I, 196O, advlsed that tho Park Commisslon has lnvostigated and nevLewodthe request of the ${oroney Construction Company to remov e a Eucalyptus l?ee on E1 Camtno Real (North of Elllsbonough TownEalI) to permit a d.Lrect I1ne of egress ancl exlt lnto a drlveway. The Counel-I unanlmously concu::red wtth the recomeendatlon of tho Park Conndsslon that tho troe be re(Dved, on mot Lon of Councllman Johnson and seeonded by Councllman Lonenz. 4. ETCIENSION WATER. SYSTEI,I AT CITY DUMP APPROVED A comm]nlcatlon from the Ctty Maaagsr, dated December 2, 1960, advlsod of the aecesslty to extend the xBter dlstrlbutlon systomto the Clty Dump to provS.de adequate flre protection and recorn- merded that tbe Councll authorize the lnstallation of waterlines, at an approxlmate cost of $2,OOO.0O to be expend.ed fYon the l{at er f\rntl . Counc ilman Johnson moved th at the Councll concur, secondod by Councl1ner Lor.enz and unalfuaously carried. 5. BROAD11IAY DEVELOPMM.IT ASSN.OFFSTRERI PARKING PLAN A cor.nornLcatlon from Edwand P. Rocca, Presldent, Broadway Devel- oprent Associatlon, dated Nove raber 50, 1960, advlsed that ftfty- two eerchants on Broadway have signed an endorsoment of a plan fo:: off-stneet parklng lbts ancl tlie sum of $1r5oo.00 ls :requfuedto corpensate the flrm of Wilsey & Ham for a prellminary sul'vey and study now com-oleted and the preparatlon of a brochure to pnesent to property olrners ln the nea:r futune. Th6 subject was rofenred to flre Clty Manager and to the City Attornoy fon consultation wLth lltp. Rocca on rways and meansr to meet the obllgat Lon. ORD I}'IANCES - Consideratlon thoreof: Councllraan Lorenz noved ttre passag e of ORDINANCE NO. 726. Cotrncllrmn Johnson, ln secorxiLng the motlon, expressed her obJec--tlon to the fuqosltlon of a salos tax; statlng that sh€ was cognlzant, holr€ver, that clrcunst.n ces preventod the Clty fromactlng otherwlse, and falluro to adopt the ordtnance wo uld be a dlsservlce to the Ctty of Btrllngarre. Answerlng the ro11 ca11, Mayor llorgan e.nnounc ed his lntentlon to vote rno' and stated that hls vote wag a pnotest agaLnst the mannor ln whlch the sales tax Lssue had. been mnaged by the Councllosn Lorenz r.oituegtod that the record lndlcate that untl1 such tlme as tho Clty nay componsato Po11ce Offlcors moro adoquatoly, he had no obJectlon to ttreir partlclpatton ln out- sLde pos 1t lons. _ffi,2r 3 county Menager and the County Board-of SupervLsons antl tfinally, as a protest to an unequltable tax.r The ro11 call vote ras recordod as follows: Ayes: Councilnon:Noes: Cou.ncllmen: Absent Councilmen: Johnson-Lorenz Morgan Bynd-Rooth RES0LUIION I!0. ?q-i-Q nAuthonizlng and Dlrsctlng Executlon of @dmlnlstratlon of tocar sales aad use Taxest ras lntroduced by Councllman Johnson, who movod lts passage, secondod by Councllman Lorenz and adopted unanlmousl y on roll callof raembers p:resent. UNFINISHD BUSINESS The unflntshed Ltems of (1) Trafflc flow lryrwenants (2) Donnel ly Avonue, (3) Extensl on Carolan Avenue and (a) Resolutlon grant lng auttronlty to Plannlng Advlse, ter6 hold for actlon at a subseguent m6ot lng. The Chalr advlsed ttra t a llst d trenty-s6i6n Ltems, tbe naJorltyof r*rlch were of admlnlstratlve nature, would be r: ef erned to thoClty Manager. 5. PABK ROAD PARKING LOT 7. I(AY ELLIS VS. CTTY OF' BURLINGAME Ihe Chaln arurounced that the suJ.t recently befo:re the Superlor Court,I(ay ELlls vs. Clty of Burllngame, had been declded tn the latterrsfavotr. 8. COUNCIL.COiO{ISSION DII{NER Mayor Morgan recoomonied that the Ctty Councll subtllt an offer tothe owneri of the Lyon proponty on Paik Road (across from the CttyEaII) to purchase the 1ot f or: off-stneet parklng facllltles, as suggested by the Clty Manager, for the total sum of $661000.00 wlth $35rOOO.OO peyable lnumdlately ard the balance ln May, 1961, wlthlnterest on the unpald balanco at the ngol.rg rate.r Councllman Lorenz suggosted tl.at s1x perc€nt lrrtorest be stlpulated and thereafter lntroduced a mot lon that tho Councll c oncur wlth tbe r:econraendat lon and that a corununlcatl on be transmltted to theotrnors, offerlng a purchase prlce of $661000.00 on the terms abovestlpulated. The rotlon ras seconded by Councllman Johnson and unanlnous Iy cannLed. llayo:r Megan advlseal from 1nf ematl on recelved by the Ctty Martsger,the orrers have dlsplayed no Lnter.est Ln nogotl.attng f@ the pu:rchasoof the property and have lndlcated that the pr:L c6 for sald. purchasevould be prohlbltlve. Further dlEcusslon ana action was r lthheldt ulxtt] the next neguJ.a:r roeet lng of the Clty Counell. 6. SELECTTON OF F'IRE STATION SITE DISCUSSIOII Sone discusslon was lnltlated. by Mayor Mor:gan concemLng the subJectof the selectlon of a Fire Statlon Slt6 and tho naJor.Lty of ttr membens of the Councll concu::nlng wlth other: Clty officlals that thoclty-owned propenty on Rollr.ns Road lE the most epproprlate slto. Councllman Loneng rspeatod hls prevlous opposltlon to the Ro1llns Roadslte, statlng that ln his oplnlon 1t rnay be posslble to obtatn theKalser fnd.us trle s pro penty on Car"olan Avonue wheneon both ths FlreStatlon and the Pol-lce Statlon may be placed. Tbe Clty ![anagor was roquested to announco the d.ate of Councll -Connlss ion Dlnner reetlng at the noxt regulan C ounc11. th6 Annual rEetlng of the RESOTUTIONS *€6Jo4 1. BESIGNATTONS - APPOINTITIENTS T0 COMIdISSIONS RECREATION Ths Cbaln announcod the reslgnatL on of !dn. James B. Colling and theappolntrbnt of K€ruxoth R. Iflest, 714 Pafors Avsnue, to f111 the vacancy as a rmr$en of the Recreatlon ComnLsslon. CIVTL SERVTCE The reappolntrents of Edward m€mbers of the Clvl1 ServLce Chafu. Crawford and Joseph Peterson as Conmlsslon were announcetl by the The abovementloned appolntn€nts w6r:e unanlmously conflrmed by the Courrc1l. 2. REPORT ON RAP]D TRANSIT SYSTE}I PROPOSAI 5. NAME OF I'BAYSIiOBE IIIGHWAYTI RETAINM Counc iL msn to::enz moved. that tho Councll concur wlth th6 recom- merdatlon of tbe Clty Plannlng Coro.nlsslon and that tbo namrrBaysho::e lllgtray' be retalnad, seeonded by Councllnran Johnsonand unanl mously c arr'led. ADJOI'RNMENT There being no f urther busl,ness, tho mgetlng was negularly ad Jou::ned at 9:O5 p.m. Respectfully submltt6d, IIERBERT K.ITECity Clerk AP MORGAN, NE]III BUSINESS Councllnan Jobnson neported on ths intenestlng ard lnformat lve hearlng conducted by the Planning Com:"nLsslon on the Rapld. Tra:rslt Systomr s proposal affectLng the Clty of Burllngarne.