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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1957.09.03168 Bunllngalre , Sopt e mbor CaIifornla 5, 195? CALL TO ORDER A r.egular meetlng of the tsurl lngame Clty Cou.rrcll was held on glven date. Meetlng cal-Ied to ortler at B:OO p.m. - Mayor Roo Chalr. tn th e above 1n the PLIDGE OF ^TI.BGIANCIt At word from Iitayor Rooth, all In the Councll Chamber aroso and gave the Pledge of Allegiance to the FIag. ROLL CALL Present Abs ent MlNI]]TES - Councllmen: Byrd - Johnson-Morgan-R ooth-Ihayer: - Councllmen: None PREVIOUS METING The mlnutes of tho prevlous meetlng of August 19, 1957, as submLtted to members of th6 Councll, were amend.ed to lncludo under 'unflnishod busl- lnessI ltem No. 6: trCouncllman Thayen stated that a Clvll Servlce Ondinance should be effectuated to lncorporate addltlonal revlsLonsdeflnlng and extend.lng the dutles of tho Clty ldanager ln accor:dancewlth ap,rnoprlate procedure i.n a Councll--C1ty I{aneger f orm of ,rovorntnent. n Upon motlon of Councllman Thayer, second.ed by Councllman Byrd, the mlnutes wene theroafter unanlmously app:roved ard adopted. BIDS Ths Chalr announcod that thls was tho tlno and place scheduled, accord-lng to Legal notlce, to open blds for SToiiM DRAINAGE II{PRoVEMENTS, UNIT NO. 4, BURLINGAME CREEK RELIEF STORI'{ DRAINiT wheneupon sald blds recelvod, rvere openod and decLared as follows: ftems Nos. 1-II, lnclus ive Morrlson Constructl on Contpany Ilayward, Ca]1forni.a $ 60,866.oo A. Dale Wl11Lams Daly C1ty, Cal-ifonnla towrle Pavlng Company South San Franclsco, Callforn la E. T. .Haas Company Belmont, Callfor nla E. E. Hooven Nowark, CaIlfofirla Ilarry L. Harp San Bruno, Californla Assoclated PLpo LI-ne, Inc. South San FrancLsco, Caittomla lilaguine and Hos ter Oakland, Cal lfornia E & J Construction Company Oakland, Californla Stockton Oonstructlon Co.Stockton, Callfornla $ sarses.oo $ 49,419.0o $ 44,BoB.oo $ s1,zsz.oo $ s4,2zB.oo $ 60,b26.oo $ 5L,roo.oo * 4z,79z.oo Englneen Estlmp-te $ 40,1?6.oo $ 48,62?.oo 169 The foregoing blds were r"efe?red to the Clty Englneer and Manager for revlew and their recoinnendatLon theroafter to to the Cor:nci1 prlor i,o the terrnlnatlon of the meeting. to be the Ctty subrnl t ted PIIBLIC HEARTNG APJ"-EAL FROM DECTSTON OF PLAN}IING CO}.I|]IrISS]ON REi CO}TWAY-CULLIGAN APPLI- CATIOi{ TO REZONE VACANT LAND EL CAI{INO }idAL AI{D DI]FFERIN AVENI]}; The Chalr announced that thls was the ti.np and place previ.ously sche- du]ed to conduct a public hearlng on an appeal from the decislon of the Plalnlng CommLssion wlth respect to tile appllcation of l{r. and Hrs. Andrew Conway and I[r. and Mrs. Thomas Culllgan for rezonlng of Lots 1 a]:id 2, Block 10 and Lots 17 and 18, Block 5, from an R-1 to an R-4 zone. A letter dated JuIy 23, 1957, was read frora the Plsrnlng Commlsslon, sub'nltting lnformatlon on property wlthin the Burl lngame V111age Sub- dlvlson and advlslng of the adverse effect the proposed. constructlon of two apartment bulJ-d.tngs at the Lntersectlon of Dufferln Avenue and E1 CamLno Real would impose upon the sErounding property. The conrl:nlcati on advlssd that subseeuent to a publlc hearing, the Comrnlsslon had unanLnously voted to recommend the denlal of the ap-pllcation, bcsod on the foflowlnq reasonlng: (1) Insufficlant change ln the nature of the properrty to Justify a cLrange ln classlflcatl onl(Z)tre four l-ots ln :--uestlon are stll-I capable ol belng used in accord- ance with the prosent zoning; (5) Sald rec las s iflcatl on uould create a 'spotr zono of nuItl-famlIy use Ln a slnsle-famLly area and (4) A recl-assiflcatlon would irnpose a hardshlp on the property ol,vners withln the immedlate nelghborhood (helght of proposed construction, trafflc, etc. ) A letter dated August 2, 1957, wps read from tho Burl lngame V111age Improvo ment Club, submlttlng a surunary of the varlous reasons sef,forth by the resLdents of Burlln.;ame Vlilago agaLnst the proposod rec1assifl caton. Mayor Rooth lnvited [{r. Edward R. Fltzslmdons, attorm.ey, representlngthe applicants, to present the case for tire proponents. Exhlblts, includlng a floor plan and an archltectrs sketch of theproposed apartnent houses were subnrLtted b.y Mr. FltzSimmons. A brlef hlstory on the appll:antst lnterest 1n and development of the Burlingane Vlllase Subdivlslon and tho donial of a prevlous appllca-tion to erect a gasoflne service statlon on the northern corner of theproperty was related by Mr. Fi.tzSlmrnons. IIr. Lawrence Llvlnqston, a promlnent city a.rrd reglonal planner of SanFranclsco, e mployed by the appllcants to ascertain the best use forthe propertyr was introcluced by l,{r. !'ltzslrnnons. lIr. Livlngston spoke at length on his flndlngs and advlsed that modernplanninq practlces endorse a "buffer' zone between the hl qhways 3ndresidencei sir:rilar to that contenplatod by the proposed erectlon ofthe apartrrents at the lntersectlon of EI Candno Rcal and Du.ferin Avenue . At the concluslon of hls statements, I,'lr. LLvingston submltted thefollowlng re commendat ions : (1) that the bulldlng plans be alteredto reduce the number of unlts to flve or slx on the nortirerly site and slx or seven on the southeriy site; (2) tieat trre proposed heiglrt be reduced from three to Lwo stories; (S) all garages and park lngstalIs to be constructed Ln accordance r,, ith clty ord.inances; (4) a change ln recLasslflcatlon from an R-1 to an R-5 (first resldentLalto a third rosld.entj.al- multl-fanl1y dwelling) srrd flna]1y, 1f approved,that a contract between the appllcants and the clty be executed. L70 l,lr. FltzSlnuons advlsed that the appllcants have concurrod wlth tho recomnondation that the helght be reduced to two storlas, that the re- olasslflcatlon appllcatlon for an R-4 zone be amend€d to that of an R-5 zon6 and that off-stneet parkl,ng spac€s shall bo provldod. In addltlon to the exhlblts, Mn. FltzSimmons submltt€d an appralsal report as pro- par.ed by Mr. Orovll1e Decker, Real Estate Appraiser. Mr. FltzStmmons concluded hls appeal by urgtng the Councll to approvo the rezonLng from an B-1 to an R-5 Zone and statlng that sald change would not be d.etrlrental to contlguous proporty. COIITRACT AWARD TO E & J CONSTRUCTION COI'{PANY The Chalr requested the lndulgence of those ln attendance momentarlly to necelve and to act upon the recom(Bndatlon of the Clty Manager relatlve to the bld.s submltted for Stonm Dralnage fmprovenents, Unlt No. 4, Burlinqamo Cr"eek Rellef Storm Drain. The City Manager advlsod that the bld of the E & J Constnuctlon Company, oakland, ln the amount of *42r792.oo was the l orE bld and appeared to boln pnoper order. Councllrnan ll[organ .ruostl oned and was advlsod by the C!.ty Manage]: that the bld stlpulates a perlod of eomplotlon wlthin nlnety days upon notlfl- cat 1on. Fon the lnformatlon of those in attendanco, CouncLlrnan Morgan, speaklngai Chalnnan of the Councll FLnance Commltteo, advlsed that the orlglnaldecislon of the Councll to dlscontlnue the ten c6nt flood controL taxlevy had been reversed to perslt the constnuctlon of storm drainago lmpr.overonts ln the downtovm buslness dlstrict of Burllngame. Councll- man llorgan also advlsed that contrary to the advlce of the Clty &rglneerthat toe project be postponed, lt n'as the decislon of the Councll t trst blds be lrrnediately requested and the lmprovement conpletod to forestalLposslble winter storm danage . RESOLUTION N0. 57-57 trAw ardlng Contract for Constructlon Storm Dralnage- Burllnqame Cneok Hellef Storm Dralnt wasImprovements Unlt 1[o. 4 lntroduced by Councllman Morgan who morrod 1ts passage, seconded by Councllman Johnson and unanlmously carrled upon ro11 call of members. RECESS I-IEARING CONTINUED - COIT]JAY.CULLIGAN APPLICATTON Tho Chalr Lnvited the oppononts to speak. Mr. John J. Cannon, 1121 Dufferin Avenue, dLrected the attontlon of the Councll to the presence of a lari;e number of residents from Burllngarne Vlllage and servlng as apokesman for the resldents, u::ged tho denlal of the appeal on the following basls: (1) That the subdlvlsion has clear, deflned boundarlos and a rozoning would be an oncroaclrmont; (2) A re- zonlng woul-d establlsh a precedent and result ln a deterloratlon of the Vlllage Subdlv j- slon; (3) Owners purchased tholr property because of and thelr assurance that 1t would remaln a flrst-class resldentall aroa;(4) multlple unlts ar6 lnclined to attract transl-onts, and (5) 1t would lncrease the traffic problem. The followlng spoakors opposlng the rezonlng, were lntroduced by Mr. Cannon: Mr. R. L. '.iaribaldl, IISI Eastmoore Road; Illrs. L. C. OLson, 1152 KII-larney Lane; hlr. l,{arl o Verbe}ll, 166I 'lTestmoor iloed; }l?. Davld J.Crosatto, 1L16 Duffenln Avenue; l{r. R. E. Cu11en, 1625 Westrnoor Road;Mr. C. M. Kosack, 1136 llamllton Lane and ]llr. Alf R. Alof, 1645 Westmoor Road . A flve-mlnute recoss ras d,eclared by the Chalr and called to order at 9:15 p.n. 77L Mr. J. E. Tapscatt, 1121 Klllarney Lane, an insurance adjuster, spe- ciallzlng ln traffic problems, cited the increased. traffic hazard. tkiat rlould exlst at the intersectlon of Dufferln Avenue and El Carrino Rea1, particularly ln reLation to south-bound traffic entering the area on a left-hand turn. Mr. Fred Lohman, Presi,dent of the Burlingame fmproverent Clubs Councll, advised that tire rrembers of hls organization liere concerned with the possible rezoning of the Burlingame Vlllage Subd.ivi sion because of lts serious threat to the home owners. Ulr. Lehman urged that the Councll uphold the d.ecision of the Plannlng Comralsslon. At the concluslon of dlscussion from the opponents, the Chalr recognized. ],Ir. Fltzslmnons. In hls rebut:al-, Mr. FltzSinmons replled to arguments presented by the oppon€nts, addLng, that because the lots 1n :luestion are LntersectlonIots, they would provlde a harmonlous transltlon between the hlqh\ray and the residences. In concluslon, Mr. FltzSimmons ailvLsed that theapplicants would comply strlctly wlth the reco mnie ndat lons offered byIlir. Livlngston. Mr. Andrew Conway, 1524 Drake Avenue, Burllngame, one of the applicantsln attendance, advlsed that the proposed use of the property v;ou1d lncrease, ratjror than decrease tho value of the property. The heaning was thereafter declared concluded by the Chalr and members of the Council were ln-rlted to corment. Councilaan Thayer stated that ln her oplnlon, from the evldence pre- sented., t Lre reeomnendatlon fron the Plannin.; Cornmlsslon to deny theapplication, was justifled. Councilman Thayer tlrereupon moved thatthe CounclL uphold the declsion of tkr e Plannlng Coornisslon arrd thatthe appllcation bo denled. Councilman tsyrd, in seconding the motlon, stated that he recognlzedthe concer.n exprossed by both the appllcants and toe opponents and as an lndLvldual, he was concorned with what was best for the Clty of Bur11n-1a:ne. Councilman Byrd stated that in his oplnion a property onner sh.ould b6 pormLtted to obtain fuII use of hls property. Councilman Johnson stated that upon considering both the proponentg and the oppononts posltlon and taklng under consideration al-so, whatLs best for the City of Burl lngame, her vote would be Ln favor of theresidents of Burllngame vlllago. Councllman Morgan stated that the applicatlon submitted by the appll-cants was done so In qood faith end that 1t was Lris reconrpndationthat the apollcation bo re-submitted, incorporating those revlslonsas proposed during th€ hearlnq. A ro11 call vote was thereafter recorded as f ol-Iows: Ayes: Councllmen: Johnson-Morqan-Rooth-Thayer NO S: Councllmen: Byrd The Chair. attvised that nlr. FltzSimrnons cation to the PlanninS Coe.llLsslon. may resubmlt the amended appIl- SECESS A brief recess was ca11ed to order at declarod by trle Chalr at 10:15 p.m. and the neetlng 1O:25 p.n. COMIIUNICATI ONS 1. PRoPOSD DiVELOPMiINT ETRLINGAMFI MARI].IA RECREATIOi{Ai, AREA A comunicatlon dated Augus t 2'3, L957, was read frorn the Burllngamo Recreatlon Cor&?1sslon, recommendLng that the servLces of a quallfledconsultlnl engineer be obtaLned to ma ke prellmlnary studles, surveys, ---l 772 etc., approprlete to the development of the Burllngame t{arlna R€cre- atlonal area at the foot of Broadway. Mayor Rooth stated that the Clty lilanager has advlsed that a survey would approxlmate $1roOO to rbzrsoo and that ln hls oplnlon, actlon taken by the Council prLor to tire acqulsltion of property, tbe pos- slble opening of a second dlsposal er:ea and related mattors, would b6 too previous at this tlne. Members of th€ Councll concurred and follow1ng a brlef dlscusslon, Councllman Byrd was appolnted by the Cbalr to serve as the Councllts representatlve to confer r,rl th the Clty Managor, the BecreatLon Com- misslon and other. lnterested persons on the preLlminary plans and the approprlate course to pursue, urlth a report to be subsenuently' submltted to the Clty Councll. The Chafu' recognized. ldr. Spencer Pors, a nnmber of the Burl lngalro R6cr6atlon Assoclation, who advlsed that pertlnent lnformatlon, assembled by hts commlttee, sha11 be made avallable for consldera-tion. The Chalr also recognlzed tho prosence of l,fr. Gllbert Otshaugh- nessy, Recreatlon Comnlsslon member., who concurred in the statenontof Mr. Pors. 2. BURLINIiA}.8-SAN I'f,ATEO AGBEEMENT RE: OITNERSIITP OI' TRAFFIC SIGNALS A lette:' deted August 50, 1957, x,as read from the Clty lvlanager, re- commondlng the adoption of a resolutlon authonlzlng an agr€onont between the City of Burlingame and the City of Sen Mateo regarding ownershlp and malntenance of trafflc sf3nals at Callfornla Drlve and PenLnsular Avenue . RESOLUTION N0. 58-57 trAuthor.i. zL ng llxecutlon of Agreencnt tsy and Betweon the Cltlos of Burllngamo ard San Mateo RegardlnE Ownershlp and Malntenance of Trafflc Signals at Callfornla Drlve (San Mateo Drl.re) and Perlnsular Avenuet vras introduced on motlon of Councll- man Johnson, seconded by Councllman Thayer and unanimously adopted upon roll call . RESOLUTIOI{S RESOLUTION NO. 59-57 rAuthorl zl ng Executlon of Agreement By and Bet-een Tht City -feurllngamo and the Burllngame Chamber of Conmonce, 195?-58i ras lntr.oduced on motlon of Councll&an Thayer, who moved1ts passage, second6d by Councl1nran Johns on ard unanimously adopted upon ro11 c aII. ORDINA}ICES Conslderatlon of: ORDINANCE NO. 659 tRepeallng Sectlon 825 of the Ordinance Code of EEE City of Burllnqame and Adoptlng a New Sectlon 825 of Satd Ordl- nance Code, llx1ng and Estebllshlng the Classlflcatlon of Positlons and Employment and the Componsatlon and Salanles Therefor for the L{onth of October, 195?n was scheduled for second readlng and adoptlon. Councllman Horgan moved that O?dlnance No. 659 be road by tltle on1y, seconded by CouncLlman Thayer and unanlmously carried. Councl lman l{organ moved ttre passage of Ordlnance No. 659, seconded by Councllman Thayer. Prlor to a ro11 call '.rote on the passage of 0rdinance No. 659, Councllman Byrd offered an amendment by movlng that Sectlon 9 of OrdLnance No. 659 be deleted therefronr seconded by Councllman Johnson. The legallty of said amendnrnt was questloned, w'Lth the Chalr ru1lngthat the armndment proposing to deleta Soctlon g of Ordlnance I,Io. 659 be flrst voted upon. A ro11 ca1], vote on the proposed anndment was thereafter recorded as follows: AYES: COUNCILMEN! NOES: CoIINCILUEN: Byrd - Johns on J'ilor.qan -Rooth-Thayer The amend.ment was declared defeated. A ro11 cal 1 as no-.ed by recorded as vote on tho passage of Ordlnance IIo. 659, ln its lntlrety, Councllman ldorgan, seconded by Councllman Thayer, was follows: ABSTAINTNG COU}ICIIMEN: ByTd AYES: COIiNCfLII{EN: Morgan-Roo th-Thayer NOES: COm{CIL},EN: Johnson CounclLman Byrd requested that hls vote be recorded as "aye'. Said Ordlnance }io. 659 w's theroafter declered to be regularly adopted. ORDINANCE NO. 66O t,RE pealing SectLon 825 of the ordlnance Code of the Clty of Burllngarae and. Adoptlng a New Sectlon 825 of Sald OrdLnance Code, Flxlng ard Establlshlng the Classificetion of Posltlons and Employment and the Compensatlon ard Salaries Therefor! was scheduled, for second readlng and adoption. Cotrncl lman Morgan l{oved that the reading of Ordlnance No. 660 be walved, seconded by Councllnan Thayer a nd. unanLmously carried. Councll-nan idorgan moved the passa.io of Ordinance No. 660, seconded by Councllman Thayer. A rolL cal1 vote on the passage of 0rdlnanco No. 66O was withheld, per.mlttins C ouncilman Ryrd to offen an arEndment by moving that tho tltle of nF'lro Atarn Operator-Secretaryn be appoprlately placed ln tho ordinance, seconded by Councllman Johnson. A ro11 call vote on the arendment lvas recorded as f ollows: AYES: COUNCfLilEIi: Byrd - Johns on- Thayer NCES: CCI]trCfLIvlE$: Morgan-Rooth Upon reconslderatlon and thereafter obtaining tbe aplroval of the Chair, CouncLlman Thayer|s vote was changed to a rrno. n Said amend- rnent to Ordinance No. 66O was declared defeated. A ro11 call vote on the passa:re of Ordinance No. 66Or as moved Councllman Morgan, seconded by Councllman Thayer, was recordedfoll ows : AYES: COUNCILMEN: Johns on-Horgan-Roo th Thayer NOIIS: CoUNCf LIdEN: Byrd Councll-man Byrd requested that his 'nor vote be changed to an nayeo vote and Ordlnance No. 66O was thereafter decl-ared to be unanlmously ad op ted . OiJfNANCE N0. 661 nArnendln g the Ordlnance Code of the Clty of Burlin- game By Addlng Sactions 412.1 to 41.2.4, both lncfusLve, Requlrlng theClty C1*k to Serve as Asslstant Socretary to the Plannlng Commlssion,Prescrlbing HLs Dutles as Such Asslstant Secrotary and Fixlng the Coo-pensation for Sucn Dutlesi was scheduled for second readlng. Councll-man Byrd noved that the readtng of the ordlnance be walved, seconded by Councllman }ilorgan ard unanimously carrled. Upon motlon of Councl1man Thaye.., seconded by Councllman Johnson,said ordlnsnce passed lts second readlng and. was adopted by the fo1-l-owlng vote: AYES: C0UNCILMEN! Byrd-Johnson-Morgan-Rooth-Thayer NOES: COUNCfLI{EN: None ARSEI{T COUNC IL},{EN : None ORDI}IAI{CE NO. 662 rApprovl-ng Annexation to the Clty of Burllngann ofUnlnhablted Contlguous Torrltorxr Designated as the t Brosne lropertyt t was read by title only, upon motlon of Councllman Byrd, seconded by Councllman Jolrnson and. unanlmously carried. Upon motlon of Councilman Byrd, second.ed by Councilman Johnson, said ordl-nance passed lts second road.ing ard was -dopted by the followingvote: by AY]IS: COUNCILIiIEIi: NOES: COUNCTTMEII: ABSENT COUNCILMEN: Byrd. - Johnso n-Morgan-Roo th-Thaye r None None 173 174 UNFINISgED BUSINESS I. FINAL }(AP ETIENI\'E INDUSTRIAL PARI( Cyrus .r. lilcMl r lan, attorney, ropresentlng lrtr. E. P. Etlenne, advlsedthat due to a change ln the methoal of handllng tho requlred bond for Lmprovements in the Etienne fndustrlal Par:k, lilr'. EtLenne ls unable to proceed wlth the entlre pr.ocoodlngs as contemplated . lilr. ltlcMlllan advlsed that the City Attorney, tho Clty Englneer ard the Plannlng Consultant have been consulted and have lndlcated tholr appnoval to an alternate plan whereby three of the lots lndlcated on the onlglnal map w111 bo developod and the west one-half of Rollins Road from the North Ilno of Easton Cr6ek, nor.thwestenly 380 feet, shall bo lrproved. A check ln the a mount of $81600.00 was presonted by ![r. McMlllan, to be placed In tho trust fr:nd of the Clty. The Clty Attomey, the Ctty Manager and the Planning Consultant hevlng verbally assurod the Councll that th6 proposed a!:reorBnt 1s ln proper onder, Councllman I{orgaa mov ed that readlng of the resolutLon be waived, secondod by Councllman Tha.yer and unanlmously camLed. RESOi.,UTIOII NO. 60-57 nAuthorlzl ng Exocutlon of Agreement By and Botx,eenthe Clty of Burllngame and R. P. Etlenne Propertl,es, Inc., a Corpora-tLon, For the lnstal1atl,on of Publlc Inproverents on That Portlon of Rol1lns iload., a Publlc Street Wlthln the Clty of Burl ingarp Descrlbedln Sald Agreementt was introduced by Councllmsn Morgan who moved ltspassago, seconded by Councllruan Johnson and. adopted unanlmously upon ro11 call. 2. PROPOSED ROOMING-iIOUSE ORDINANCE Councll members roquested adilltlonal tLme to ordlnance negulatlng lroomlnc-house s . " study the pro posed NEW BUSINESS 1. TtsI,ITATTVE IIAP IIBARDES-AYALA'' TNDUSTRIAL PARK A communlcati on from the Plannlng Commlsslon, dated September 5, 1957,advlslng that a majority vote recommended the adoptlon of the Tenta-tive Map ol Bardas-Ayal-a Industrlal Park, was aelmowledged and upon motlon of Councllman L{organ, second,ed by Councllman Byrd and unanl- mously carrled, the recommendatlon was concurred ln and tho Tentatlve Map of nBardes-AyaIaI Industrlal Park (r'esubdlvision of 10.85 acres no1 sltuated ln irlllsd.al-e Industrlal Park ) was approved . 2. EMPLOYEES R]'QUEST FOR I'iIi]ETING Reference was r&-,de to a cont.nunlcatlon recolvod from tire Board of Dfu:ectons of the Burlingame Civll Servlco Jlmployees t AssocI-atlon, requestlng a meotiru3 with the City Counc1l, the Clv11 Servlce Com-mlsslon and the City llanager, to confer on Clvll Service Rules-Regu-latlons and proc€dlrre. The subJect was referred to the C!.ty Manager and a report subsoquently to be submlttod to the Clty Councll . 3. CCUNCfLI/IAN JoENSON COI,{},{E}IDm A rDlstinguished lderlt Awardt recelved from tho Unlted Natlons Com- ml.ttee ln Washlnr_:ton, D. C., and signed by the President of the UnltedStates, was pres€nted to Councllman Johns on by Mayor Rooth, in r.ecog-nltlon of her outstandin,i servLco to the publlc during tho commomo:la-tlon of illnlted Natlons Day. 'r 4 REFERENCE ADVANCE-STAR MITORIAT RE: CITY MANAGER-COIiNCIL CouncLlman Byrd referred to a recent Edltorlel published 1n the Advance-Star, c o.',lmentlng on the Cltyts Clty Malager-City Council formof government, and expressed his concurrence wl th the majorlty of the statenrents published. L (5 Councllman Byrd also refered to a cornnrunlcatl on recelved by the Council froro the City Manager, c oncerrring the transf eming of personnel and. expressed tho oplnlon that al- thcugh tno Council may lnquire of any employee, the function of rwho works and wheref, shoul-d be performed by the City Manager. Councllnan }lorgan and lday or Rooth oach c omment od on the mlsropresenta- tlon of facts pub1.lshed ln the Edltorial. Council-man Jotrnson expressed her e oncurrdnce wtth the Edltorlal and suggested that com(Fnts publlshed therein be used constructlvely. i-- Councllmen Thayer repeated her previous posltlon concerning the lncorporation of additional rovlslons and tho extensLon of the dutlesof the City Manager: into an appropriate ordlnance and urged that th6matter be resol-ved in the very near future. 5 PR0PERTY IMPRoVEI'(EI{T LAUDD CouncLlman Johnson acknowlodged the recent lmprovoments to the propertles of the f'ox West Coast Theatre and the San l{atoo-Burl- lngame Board of Realtors, ADJOURNMENT There being no furthen buslness, the meeting was regularly adJournedat II-:30 ,o. n. Re sp ec tf u1}y subncltted, rClty Clerk APPRO\TED, JHAR !S :,?. ROOTH l{ayor