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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1958.07.07284 Burlingame, Californla July 7, 1958 CALL TO OIDER A regular neetlng of the Burllngane Clty Councll was held on the above glven date. Meotlng calIed to order by ldayor Pro Terapore Johnson at 8:O5 P.M. - the Councll flrst having mst as a Boardof Equalizatlon as neqrfu"ed by 1aw. PIEDGE OF ALI.EGIANCE At word from the Chalr all ln the Councll Chamber arose the P1edge of Alleglance to the F]ag. and gave ROLL CALL Present - Councllmen: Johns dr-Morgan-Rooth Thayen Absent - Councllmen: Byra Mayor: Byrd, absent because of llIness, was excused upon mot Lonof Councilman Rooth and seconded, by Coulcllman Thayer. I}INUTES PREVTOUS NEETING The mlnutos of the prevlous meeting of Jur6 16, 1958, as sub-mltted to members of the Courtcll, correctod to record that the(auxlllarytr rather than the Postn of the Burllngame AmerLcan Loglon presented a new American Flag to the Publlc Llbrany on Flag Day, were unanimously approved and adopted thereafter on motlon of Councl,lman Mcrgan and seconded by Councilman Thayer. CO].'IMUNICATl ONS 1. REPORT ON CITY DUMP A comrmnicatlon dated July 3, l-958, vras read from the Clty Manager, advlslng that ln compllance with a dlnectlve issued by the State Reglonal Waten Pollutlon Contnol Board, the Cityls currently compactlng and coverlng the edges of the dump toprevent the floatago of matenlal lnto tho bay waters. The Clty Manager advised that an lnvestlgatlon shal1 beto determine the area and the procedure most approprlatetinue the current method of dlsposal . conduc tedto con- 2. CfTITNS' COMM]TTEE PROPOSD TO INVESTIGATE DU}IP A conrnunlcation was read from the Clty Manage r, dated July 3, 1958, advislng that a communi.catlon has been necel-ved from representatLves of four clty commlssions, subsequent to a meet-ing held July 2, 1958, recomrnendlng that a Citizenst Committeeof ten be appolnted, havlng as its speciflc purpose and goal, the Lnvestigatlon of proper dump fees and current and futuro dumpreqrlnements. It was the recomrrpndatl on of the Clty l{anager. that the proposal be appr:oved. Councllman Rooth, for purposes of clarifLcatlon and to bring the subJect of a schedul-o of nates to appl-y at the dump, proposed by the HeaLth and Safety Commlsslon end prevLously submltted tothe Council, to 1ts current status, dirocted lnqufu"Les throughthe Chalr to the Clty Manager. The Clty l,{anage r advlsed that the recomrBndatlon as submitted on thls occaslon was the cul-mlnatLon of a Jolnt rmetlng attended by rnembers of both the Public Hea1th and Safety Commlsslon and 285 the Publlc Utilitles CommLssion and subsequently of a meetlng held on JuIy 2, 1958, wlth members of the Health and Safety, the Pub1lc Utllltles, the Park and the Recreation Commlsslons. Councilman Rooth expnessed the opinlon that the subject of the foe proposed to be levled against a1I residonts of the City, should be flrst res olved. Mayar Pr:o Tempor.o Johnson announced that Mayor Byrd has lndlcated hLs appr.oval to the recommend.atlon that a CLtLzens r Commlttee be appolnted and has Frepared a 11st for Councll consldoratlon. Councllman Thayer stated that in her oplnion the matter may be more steadily resolved by the coordlnated effonts of the Iy{ay or, the Clty Manager and the City Englnee::. Councllman Morgan concurued wtth both the statements nede by Councilman Rooth ard Councllnsn Thayen and re co mm6nded that a discussi.on on the ten cent levy pa: oposed. to be lmposed upon Burllngann residents be glven conslder.atlon under the headlng of 'Unflnlshed Business. I Followlng further dlscusslon, Councllman Hongan lntroduced a motlon that the Councll vote noncurnence with the nocommendatlonto appolnt a Cltizensr Commlttee, seconded by Councllman Rooth and cannled. 3. iIEARING RE: VARIANCE LOT 5, 6, BLOCK 8, BURIINGAI'IE GIIRDENS A comrmrnl cat lon d.ated, Jwrc 24, 1958, was r:ecelved from the Plannlng Cormlsslon advisin,g that an appllcatlon for a varlance to resub-divlde Lots 5 and 6, Block B, Burllngame Gardens Subdi.vlsion, sub- mlttod by ltr. Davld Nlcolaldes, had been appr:oved, punsuant topubllc hearlng. A petltlon of appeal on the decisLon of the Plannlng Commlsslon, recelved ln the 0fflce of the Clty C1erk, July 2, 1958, and bear- ing the s ignatures of a number of resldents on Larkspur Drlve and adJolnlng stroets, was acknorvledged and the subJect schedulod fora publlc hear"lng before the Councll on JuJ. y 21, 1958. ' 4. ACCEPTANCE TENTATTVE MAP I'DARTUS PARK SUBDIVfSIONII A commrnl cat 1on fnorn the Gity Manager under date of July 3, 1958, recommondlng the acceptance of tho tentetlve map of rbarlus Park Subdlvlslonrr prevlously approvod by the Plannlng Commisslon, was acknowle dged ard. the recommendatl on c oncurrod ln, on motlon of Councllman Morgan, seconded by Councllman Rooth and unanl mously carrled . REPORT ON V]OLATIO}IS 124 OCCIDENTAL AVENI]E A communl cat ion from the Clty Manager, dated July 3, 1958, advlsedthat a petltlon has been recelved requestl-ng a report on the pro- secution of the vlolatLons on the pr.emlses at 124 Occidontal Avenue and 1n response theroto, the Clty Attorney has advlsed thatthe pnlnclpal vlolatlon of the zonlng or.dinance ls no longe:r ln evid.ence and it i.s antlclpated, through conforence with the ownertsattorney, that the mstter may be adjusted volurltarily by the owner. 6. ACCEPTANCE 'flMiTATIIIE MAP EAST MILLSDALE I]\DUSTRIAL PARK A connnrnl cati on from the City ldanagen, dated July 5, 1958, advised that it was the recorunondation of the Plannln8 Commisslon and hls office, that the tentatlve map of East I,{lLlsda.Le Industrlal Park be accepted. Councllman I{organ moved that the recomnendatLon be c oncurned ln, secondod by Councl lman Thayer and unanlmously carrled. 286 A communicatlon dated Jloly 2, 1958, was read f::om tho Clty Jvlanager, reeonrending the adopt lon of a resolutlon t o accept an easement at El Camlno Real snd Oak Grove Avenue granted by the Burlingaro School Distrlct for the lnstellatlon of the Oak Grove Storm Drain. RESOLUTION NO. 39-58 Easenent to Clty of B School District) was cilman Rooth, s e conde mously on roll call-. ItAuthori.zing Executlon of Deed for Drai.nage urlingare tr (Board of Trustees, Burlingame introduced for passag,e on motion of Coun-d by Councllran ilorgan and adopted unani - B. ACCEFIANCE A].{}ruAL COI,ITRACT CALIFORN]A STATE PERSONNEL BOARD A recomnendation from the City l4anager, submltted in a c ommuni, -cation dated July 2, J-958, that the annual contract vrlth the California State Personnel Board for the continuatlon of lts exardnation services during the I95B-I959 flscal period be accepted,was coneurred in and RESOUllfIol{ NO. 40-58 state Personnel Contract ac ceptancerl was introduced by Councllman I{cngan, who moved its passage, soconded by Counci}man Thayer and unanimously adopted upon ro11 cal1. 9. I.,{EMORANDUM OF AGRffi}IENT EXPEI'IDITURE GAS TAX MOI'IIES A c onr:uni. cation dateil July 2, 1958, was road lYom the Ctty Manager, recorurending the passage of a resolutlon to enter lnto tho menoran- dumof agreement for the expendituro of Gas Tax Fund s for the main- tenance of najor city streets and secondary city streets and the re sr:rfaclng of Peninsular Avenue from EI Carnlno Real to llumboldtAvenue. The Council vras ad'rised that the City of San li{ateo pl3o- posed to budget fund s to repave its one half of Penlnsular Avenue. The recomnendation was concured in and RESOLUTfON NO. 41-58 Adopting Budget and Approvlng l,{emorandum of Agreement forhpenditure of cas Tax Al-locati-on for L{a j or Clty Stroetsrr was introduced for passage on motlon of Councilman Thayer, seconded by Councllman Rooth and adopted unarimously on roll- call-. 10. CLATXIS OF ROUTH KOHI,,ER GREEN FOR DA},'IAGES NEFERRM TO CARRIER A comnarnication f r"om the City ir4anager, d.ated. July 3, f958, advised that clains for afleged damages created by storm vrater last Apni1,presented by Thomas R. and Gladys A. Routh for $5rOOO.OO, Ll oyd W. Kohlen, for $lrooO.OO and Idrs. E. A. Green, for $1r5oo.oo heve been Lnvestigated and it is necommended that al.l be nejected. Councilman Morgan mov od that the recommendati on be concurrecl Ln and the cl-alms refemod to the Cityts lnsurance earrler, secondedby Counci lman Rooth a nd, unanimously camled. 11 . CTTY-OWI{D PROIERTY VACATD AT WASHTNGTON PARK A m€ morandum to the City Councll, dated July 3, 1958, flom theClty lilanager, advlsed that the ei ty-orrvned. ]rouse on Burlingane Avenue in Washington Park ls vacant. The City Mans.gor furtheradvised that an lnvestigation sha11 be mad.e on requests roceived from the Park Department and the Recreation Department to utillzethe property for its ad.mlnistnatlve reqrirements. Councifman Thayer stated her preference that the property beretained. for adminLstrative, rather than for rontal purposes. RESOLl]T IONS A communicati on frora the l-aw flrm of Kirkbride, 1ti1son, Harzfeld &'lia11ace, dated July 3, 1958, was received, transmitting to Councilcopies of a resolution providing for the lssuance of $52,OOO.OO Second Divisj on of Drainage Bonds of 1958 and requestlng acti.on 7. ACCEPIANCE STORIU DRAIN EASEMENT FROI,'I BIELINGAiTIE SCHOOL DTSTRICT 2A7 prior on or to the effectlve date of the Seeond Valldatlng Act of 1958, about the 23rd of Ju1y, 1958. RESoLUTION NO. 42-58 trProvidlng for the Issuance of $32,0OO Prln- @ingameDrainageBondsof1958,SecondDivision,Descrlbing the Amount, Date and Numbers of Bonds of Said Authorized fssue and of the Coupons to be Attached Thereto and Prescribing the Ir,laturi ty Thereof; Flxlng the l{axi mum Rate of Interest on Sald Bonds and Coupons; and Providlng for the Levy of a Tax to Pay the hincipal and fnte?est of Said Authorized Issue - Burlingame Dralnage Bonds of 1958 - Socond DLvislonrr was introduced for passage on motion of Councilman Morgan, seconded by CouncilmaIr Rooth and adopted unani. mously on ro11 call of merxbers. ORDINAI,iCES - Consideratlon of: ORDIITANCE NO. 677 IIR qulatlng Vehicle Parking Upon Public and heduled f or second readi ng, v,'as continuedPrivate Property'r scuntll the next regular meeting, July 21 , 1958. OFFTCIAT REPORTS The Chain acknowledged receipt of reports and'/ or minutes from the Public Library Board, the Ffue Commisslon and the Planning Commi s s ion. UNFINISHM BUSINESS 1. STATUS BROADVJAY-R0LLII,IS ROAD INTERSECTION lldPROVllltlENT fn response to arr inqulry posed by Councilman Thayer, E. B. Huntley, Chalrman, Publlc Health and Safety Cornnrission, advised that a report on both tkre proposed. reconstruction of the island at tho Broadway and Rol-llns Road intersection arid. the proposed. tilae lLnit restriction wlthin the anea, woul-d be rendered ln the near future. 2. STATUS SEVERAL CITY COIIO,{fSSIONS Councilman Rooth referred to a portLon of the minutes of the last regular neeting wher:ein the qlrestion of eontinuing or abollshing three of the Cltyts Commlsslons was to be resolved on this date. In reply to Council inqulry, the City lvTanage r repoated his previous recomnendatlon that the Fire Commission, the Public Health and Safety Commlssion and the Public Utilitles CommLssion are not essential; however, it was his recommondation that the formation ofa Safety Commisslon would be advlsable. illr. Huntley, Chairman of the Publi"c Health and Safety Commission, in submitting his resignatlon at this point, was i:rged to recon-sider, upon being advised by the Council t ha.t a decision toabolish the commissions has not been nad.e. Idembers of the Council acknowledgod the outstandS,ng services per- forned by the members of the various clty commissions. 3. FROPOSED CN.DTNANCE PROHIBIIING PAVING OF PARTiING STRIPS The Clty Attorney, ln reply to Councilman Thayerrs inquiries con- c€rning the Councilts directlve to prepare an ord.inance prohibit- ing the paving of parking strlps ln the CLty, advised that his office ls currently preparing the leglslatlve document and lt isantlcipated that it shall be available for first readi.ng at thenext regular re eting. 4. PROPGD TE}I CENT DU?{P FM FOR CITY RES]DEI,ITS Considerable discussl-on arose on the subject of the rten cent dump fee'r proposed by the Public Health and Safety Commlssion. 288 idr. Huntley stated that the matter of health ls the prime con- cern in this lnstance and urged tbat tho proposeal ten cent fee be imposed immediately to provide revenue to improve tho present standards of malntenance and construction of the dump operation. questioned by Councilman Llorgan on whether the current budgot a1l-otment of $6,OOO.OO per. year, plus the $1o,O0O budgeted for water front improvoments would bo sufficient to properly malntaln the dump, Clty Engineer luarr advis€d that the $16,OOO.OO wouldprovido for the flll only. Councllman Rooth expr.ossed his obJectlon to the ten cent feo belng lmposed upon the resld.ents of Bu:rllngane untll a publlc hearlng Ls scheduled prior to Council actlon. Followlng further dlscusslon and there being no obJectLon, the CltyAttorney was lnstructed to prepare the appnopnlate leglsJ-atlon toeffectuate the proposed nevlsion ln the dump fee schedule fon 1n-tnoductlon at the next regul-ar nnetLng, at r*rlch tlme, a pub11c hearing was s cLredule d. COUNCIL REPORTS North County Counclls Councllman Thayer reported brlefly on her attendance at a Nonth County Council salary rmlflcatlon study rtsetlng, Friday June 20r1958. 2. San Franclseo t"lator DepartrEnt Lard Usage Councilman Rooth renderod a progross report on the proposal of the San Franclsco liater Department to share in the revenue derived fromthe installatlon of parklng meters on propenty owned by the San. Fnanci sco T,Fater Departrrent . CITY MA}IAGER REPONTS None APPOINTMEM PARK COMMISSIONER, }MS. AI'DREY BROIYN Mayor Pro Tempore Johnson, on behalf of May or Byr.d, submitted the name of Mrs. Audroy Brown, 26?5 Surn alt Drlve, BurlLngarB, for mem-bership on the Park Comrdsslon. The appointmont was r:nanlmouslyconfirrEd by the nEmbers of the Council and the Clty Cler:k ln-structed to sencl the approprlete notlfication of appointment. ADJOURN},IENT Thene belng no fllr ther buslness, the rreetlng was regulanly ad- Journed at 9:3O P. tl. -] 1 RespectfuJ-ly submltted. M}IERBERT K.'WHTTEClty Clerk APPROVM ANDREW C. llayo!3 /-tl,) BYRD 6Affd