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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1958.11.1734a Burll,ngame, Callfornla November 17, 1958 CAIL TO MDER A nogular rnetlng of ttre Br.r llngame Clty Counctl was held on the above glven date. Moetlng ca1led to or:den at B:OO P.M. - Mayor Pro Tempore Johnson 1n tho Chaln. PIJDGE OF ALLEGTANCE At word from the Chalr all ln tlre Councll Chamber a::ose and gave the Pledge of Allegiance to the F1ag. ROLL CALL Present - Councllmen: Johnson-lllongan-Rooth-ThayerAbsent - Councllmen: Byrat Mayor BJrrd, absent flom the City to attend a Conference on Controlrr In lVashlngton, D. C., was excused upon motion of man Rooth and secorrded by Councllman I'{organ. rrSmog Councl l - ]"IINUTES PREVIOUS MEETING The mlnutos of the prevlous rootlng of Novomber 3, L958, as sub- mltted to rrenbers of the Councl1, wene unanlmously appr.oved. and adopted. on motlon of Councllman Morgan and seeonded by Coulcllman Roo th. C OlirlMuNICAT IONS 1. MILLS GABDEN COURT NO. 2 SIIBDIVISION ACCEPIED A connrurtlcatl on dated Novembot 14, 1958, lYom the City Manager, advlsed that Ml11s card6n Court No. 2 1n 1{11Ls Estate No. 5 has been satlsfactorlly comploted 1n accordance wi tkr plans and speclfl-catlons and lt was recommended that the lmprovement be accepted. Cormcilman Mor gan moved concurence wl th the recomlnondatlon of the Clty Englneer and the City Manager: and I'lills Garden Court No. 2 was declared accepted formally. The motlon was seconded by Councll- man Thayen and unanimously carr'led. 2. REQUEST FOR STOP STGNS ON BLOOMFIELD ROAD-PIYhIOUTH WAY DENIED A conrmunl catL on fnom the Clty Manager, dated November 14, 1958, advlsed that a survey and lnvestlgatlon of the request for stop slgns at the lnter:sectlon of Bloomfleld Road anal Plynouth Way, conduct ed by the Police Departrnnt, Lndlcatos thet the Lnstallationof stop slgns ls not warrante d. The Clty Manager further advlsedthat enforcerient of trafflc laws shal] be maintained to contnoltrafflc wlthin that pertlculan a:roa. The recommendation rvas eoncur.r3ed ln and and accepted for f11ing. the report acknowledged 3. PISTOL RANGE POLICY TO BE RESOLVED A communl catlon from the Clty lllanager, dated Novenber 14, 1958, advlsed that a now non-proflt corporatlon, the Burlingarr -Hi 11sbo -rough Shootlng CIub, Inc., composod of EhrJ-l ngane Llons Club mom- bors and police officers of Burllngame and Hillsborough, has pr3o- posed a lease for the use of cLty-orned. propenty on whlch theexlsting pLsto]- range has been constructed. 342 The Ctty Manage r stressed the lmportance of establlshlng adeflnite po1lcy to contr:ol the facLllty. Following a brlef dlscusslon, Uayor Pro Tempore Johns on advlsedthat the subJect shall be glven due conslderation by tho Councll and a d.ecislon, with reforonco to a pollcy to be establlshed, announced at the next regular meetLng of the Uouncll. 4. PRoPOSED fMPROVEL'IENTS ACCEPTE'D T0 ELII,IINATE PARKING CONGESTION A communLcation from the City Msnager, dated Novomber 14, 1958, rocommendlng the following improvement s for the purpose ofellmlnatlng congestion ln the d ownt own aroa, was submltted fe Councll ac tl on: 1. Primrose Avenue from Chapln Ave4ue to hr1i4gamg Avenug - To 2. E!L!L4garL!, AvenLLe from Ef C alql4g Rsql to Califoqr}ia Drive convert the easterly stdq to pa::alle1 twin parking wlth the wester-ly slde to retain its 5O" angle. To convert the present 3Os angle on both sides of the street toa 23" angLe to establlsn- a zob foot travel way. 3. Par]! Road. fron Burlingane Avende to }loward, Avenue - To con-vert the easteily s he wester- 1y side to retain its 45" angIe. C ounc 1lman Rooth stated that numerous complaj.nts have boen re- celved subsequent to a simLlar change rmdo on Broadway and lf the proposed change Ln the Burllngame busLness distrlct d.rew as rmchcrltlclsm he would prefer additlonal tlrs ln whlch to study theproposal. A discussion on the koadway problem indicated that an appnoprLate system of marklng would render parklng less confusing. Councllman Mo::gan moved that the Councll concur with the recom- nendatlon and that the City l{anager bo authorlzed to proceetl wlththe proposed lmprovemont, wlth the understandlng that tho metersshall be properly spaced. and the manklng app::opriate. The motLon was seconded by Councllman Thayer and unanLmously carried. CounclJ.man Morgan recommended and tho Clty Eagineer was thereaft€r directed to correct the sltuatlon on Broadway as soon as lt nay be scheduled convenlently by hls offlce. 5. CO.UNCIL TO STTIDY PROGRAM AT.I..EGS) NECESSARY TO IMPROVE FIRE DI]FENSES A comrnrnlcatlon from th6 Clty Manager, dated November 15, 1958, was recelved, submj.tting a program based on the requosts and recommendati ons of the Board of Flre Underwrl ters and alleged necessary to retain the Clty of Burllngeme wi thin a rrclass 3nfire ratlng. The Clty Manager advLsed that the major ltem, the constructlon ofan add.ltlona] fire stati.on, 1s a declslon for the electorate, atthe next Munlcipal Election, to det ermlne whethor such a facllltyls deslred to malntain the standands established by the Board ofFlre Underw?lte?s. It was the recommendation of the Clty Manager that hls offlce beglven authorization to notlfy tho Board of Flre Und.orwtrtters ofthe Councl].rs adoptlon of the progran. Councllman Rooth and Councilman Mo?gan spoke briefly on thequestLon of deterninlng whe ther it wo u1d cost the taxpayer moreto assume a hlgher fire Lnsurance rate should the City be lowened to a Class 4 rating or to assume a bonded indebtodness 343 that would be necessany to construct, operate and maintaln an additlonal fire st atl on. It was the consensus of the Council that lttat ever the declslon, the nesults would be costLy and that an addltlonal period of tlrc was requlrod to study the proposed program. Actlon was held ln abeyance and the subject scheduled to be conslder€d at a Council study se s sl on. 6 CONTRACT I''ITTH PENTNSUI,A HUMANE SOCIETY RENE]IIIED A comnunlcatlon dated November 14, 1958, IYom the Clty lelanager, advised that th6 annual contract rv1 th the Penlnsula Humane Society expiros durlng -the month of November. There belng no obJectlons,the exlstlng contract sas author"lzed to be nenewed. 7. EASEME\IT FOR WATER LTNE ACCEPT@ (81 Quanl to Acres ) A comnarnL cati on dated November' 14, 1958, rras received fnom the City Manager, recommend lng that an easenEnt obtained from tho Quand t Enterprlses, Inc., for water. line purposes be accepted. Councllman Morgan moved that the Councj.I concur and thereafter lntnoducod and moved the adopt lon of RESOLUT]ON No. 63-58 Acceptlng Deed of Dedlcatlon of Pub1lc Uttltty Easenent from Quandt Brterprises, dated, Novembor 14, 1958rr seconded by Council- Inqn Rooth and adopted unanimously upon ro11 call of members. CITY MANAGER REPORTS AND/OR MEMOS (a) Le1:orts !n logplgtlon q! femoval of o1d house in Washlngton Park A meno to the Clty Council, dated November 13, 1958, advised thatthe o1d house noar the Recreatlon Center has been completely no- moved and the land ava1lab1e for uso. The Clty Manager advised that seve?a] suggestlons have been offoredrelatlve to the use of the proporty: (1) A reqrest fnom the Park and. Recreation Commlsslons that the land be retalned for: park pur- poses and (2) that the space be :reserved as an off-street pankingfacl1ity. It was the recommendatl on of the City Manager that apo1lcy be established. Councllman Thayer spoke 1n favor of retaining the property forpark and recreatlon purposes and expr:essed the opinlon that aparklng lot would creato a hazard because of lts proxlmlty to the smal1 chlldrenrs playground area. Counc l1man lilorgan supported the staterlent of Councilman Rooth,adding that the subject is of sufflcient impontance to justify apubllc heanlng. Irla yon Pro Tempore Johnson questloned whether. the creatlon of eparklng faclllty wouLd allevLate the problem and stated tlrat 1nher oplnion the prop€rty should be utllized for park and recreationpurposes. ilrs. Mlldred B. Grens, member of the Recreatlon Comml-ssLon, calledattentlon to the panklng lot adJacent to the Arenican L€glon Hal-l and suggested that lt may be put to better use by providlr€ ad.e-quate llghtlng. Mrs. Clarence Rusch, 1384 Htll-s1de Circlo, also spoke in favor ofprovldlng mor e park and neereation facllltles. The dlscusslon was concluded. by schedultng a pub1lc heanlng on Monday, January 5, 1959. 344 (b)Bids on three new police cars The Clty Manager in a me mo to the Council, datod November 13, 1958 subnitted the following blds for throe new police car.s: 1. 7 Dick Bu11is Chevrolet (1ess trade-in) D oane -lvlinto Ford rl Columbus Dodge rr $s,6Bo.oo5,768.* 6, OOO. 23 There boing no ob jo c ti ons, Council study. the foregoing bids were held for (c) Repo!.t on Regulations Governing Trees in the City A Cou"rlcil- memo, dated November 14, 1958, flom the City Manageradvised that further inve stlgatLon of the Cityts Ittnee oldinancerr wll-l- be made for possiblo improvement. CounciLman Thayer noted that the current ordinance regulatlngtrees dates back to July, 1944. (d ) otto M.Hoppe claim re.iected A c1&im, submitted by and presented by Otto received from injurle rejected and. referredof Counc ilman Rooth s carried. . the City l{anager, dated November 14, }958, M. Hoppe for $?5O.Oo for alleged danlagess in a fa1l upon a defectlvo sidewalk, was to the Cityts insurance carrien, upon motion econded by Councllman Thayer and unanlmously RESOLUTTOi.{S RESOLUTION NO. 62-58 'beclari ng Noxious and Dangerous Vreeds arrd Rubbish a Nuisancer?(Publ-ic Hearing December 1, 1958) was lntro- d.uced for passage upon motion of Counc ll-man Rooth, seconded by CouncLlman ldorgan and adopted unanlmousIy upon ro11 cal1. RESOLIITIOI{ NO. 64-5a'rAuthor.izi ng Execution of Agreement Dated De cernber 18, 1958, By and Between the City of Burllngame and Romeo Jol-y for Operatlon and Superwision of the Clty Dump was introduced by Councilman i{organ, who moved its adoptlon, s6con- ded by Councilman Rooth and unanlmously adopted upon ro11 cal-l. RESOLUTION N0. 65-58 rrA Resolution Dlrectl ng Maklng of Amended Es se s srlenE--Inan sTni aI AssessrErt Distri. ct No. 2rt was lntrodueedfor passage upon motion of Councllman Rooth, seconded by Councll- man Idorgan arrd adopted unani mously on ro11 ca1l. ORD INA]'ICES Consideration of: ONDINANCE NO. 683 rrAmending the Ordi nance Code of the City of Burlingame By Repeallng Section 1222.3 Prohibiting Parking of Vehicfes on the Easterly Side of Califenia Drive Between North Lane and lvlurchison Driverr was given its second reading and upon motlon of Counell-man Rooth, seernded by Councilman Thayer, said ordj.nance passed its second reading and was adopted by the fo1low- ing v ote: Ayes: Noes: Ab s ent Councilmen: Johnson-Mor:gan-Rooth-Thayer CouIrcilmen: Ilone Councilmen: Byrd ORDINANCE NO. 684 rrAmendi-ng the Ordinance Code of the Clty of Burlingare By Addtng Thereto a IIew Secti on i-222.L5 Prodiving for the InstaLl-ation of tYie].d Right of Vdayr Signs at th6 Inter- sectj.on of Ray Drlve, Davis Drive ard. DavLs Courtrt was given its 345 second r:eadlng and upon motlon of Councilman Morgan, seconded by Councllman Thayer, salal Ordlnance passed 1ts second readLng and was adopted by the followlng vote: Ay6s! Councllrren: Johns on-ldorgen-R oo th-Thayer Noes: Councllmen: None Absent CouncllnEn: Byrd U}iFTIIISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS 1. City Manager to Lnvestlgate eslabl-ishrent tl-1e -lloq1r pS11kl4g met ers At th6 suggestlon and request of Councilman Thayer, the Clty Idanager and the Chief of Pollee were instructed to lnvestigate the posslbility of creatlng additlonal five-hour parklng meter zones. 2. Edlth Cohendet Commendation The Chalr lntroduced Mrs. Edlth Cohendet, Bu:r11ngane Llbrary Boa::d Chainman and on behalf of the Clty Councll, extended con-gratulatlons to lilrs. Cohendet on hor electlon as President of the Trusteo Section of the Califorrla Llbrary Associatlon. 5. Petltlon f ilecl by Honry E. Wohler, 1004 Dr.ake Avenue Ilr. Henry E. Wohlen, l-0O4 Drake Avenue, in attendance, addressedthe CounclJ- and submltted a petltlon, bearlng the slgnatures of eloven proporty oviners wlthln the 1OOO bl-ock on Drake Avenue,protestlng the use of the Burllngame street by tradesmen servlng Hlllsborough nesidents . The Ctty Engineen was requested to lnvestigate the complaint for r6por"t to Councll at the nexb regular rneetLng. 5. Offlcials attend An:rlversary Celebration at Pacifica The Chalr announced that sevenal membens of the Councll had attended the Flrst Anniversary Celebration at PacifLca, Sund.ay, November 15, L958. WARRANTS APINO/ED Clalms Nos. 54o - 7L2 In the amount of $15?1806.66, Month of Novem-ber, duly audited, were approved, and warrants ordered drann on the Clty Treasury 1n theln respoctlvo amounts, on motlon of Coun- cilruan Thayer, soconded by Councilman Rooth and unanimously carnled. PAYROI.L APPROVD Payroll wa?rarrts, Nos. ?12? - 7525, ln tho amount of $?41903.66, fon tho month of October, 1958, were approved on motlon of Councllman Thayor", seconded by Councl lman Rooth and unani. mously carrled. ADJOURNMENT The negular order of buslness havlng been concluded., the reetlng wasregularly ad Journed at 9:1O P.M. Respoctful.J-y submitted HERBERT K. APPROVIE: /i-/4r/b ANDREW C. BYRD I{ayor Clty Clerk ITts l11