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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1956.09.1750 Burl-lngame, California Sept ember 17, l-95 6 CALL TO ORDER A negular nreetlng of the Burl{.ngame City Coiurcll was he1d. on the above glven date. Meotlng called to order at 8:15 pem. - Mayor Rooth ln the PLTDGE OF ALLEG]ANCE At word fron Mayor Rooth, afl in tho Councll Chanber arose and gave the Pledge of Allegiance to the F1ag. INTRODUCTTON OF GUEST Chalr.- The presence of Attorney of the Bt s. Frankie Karmel , the wlfe of !{r. I. Karmel, late CltyClty of Burllnga me, was acknowledged by Mayon Rooth. ROLL CALL Presont - Couacllman: Johnson-Morgan-Rooth-Thayor Absent - Councilrnen: Byrd (8:50 p.m.) Councllnan Thayer moved that Councllmarr Byrd be excused urtll hts appe ar,- ance l-ater 1n the evenlng, soconded by Councllmal Jobls on and unanlmously carried. Tho mlnute s of the prevlous reetlng of Septeirer 4, 1956 w6re accepted and approved, CouncLlman Morgan flrst notlng amendments: (I) rthat the Clty Clerk has advlsed that th6re 1s an runbudgeteal t sum of $lorOOO avallablefor the 1956-1957 budgetn and (2) trtlrat upon lnqulry, Leonard Wlden,Asslstant Clty Englneer, advlsed that the fl1es of the Englneorrs Offlcedlsclosed that the Clty Electrlcian clalned an excess of 600 hours over- tlme. rt BTDS (a) SALE OF RIGHTS, TITLE, ESTATE, I}qIEREST - E]GIiWAY PRoBM! The Chalr announced th&t thls was the tlme set, pursusnt to publlshednotice, for the sale of ingress and egress rlghts to certaln property frontlng the Bayshcn o Freeway rellnquished. previously by tha State of Califcnnia to the City of Burllnga me. Councilman !{organ stated t }s.t two publlshed ad.vertisenents for bldsto be ::ecelved at eLght orcl-ock on this clate raised a polnt on tbe statusof one bld fe the sals of lngress-sgr:oss plghts recelved at two rdnutespast elght o I clock. The Chalr ruled that the bld in questlon was neceLved in go od. faith. A bid was recelvod fnom Osean F. Person and. NlIs H. W1k ln the aEountof $1O1.OO for the Lngness snd egress ri-glrts of the City of Bu-r].lngameln and to that certaln real property, owned by the bldders, doscrlbed as the southwest corner of the northern terrninus of hoadrtray, BLrrlLngaa€, &tthe foot of U:e overpass approach to the Bayshore Freoway. The porsonal check of 0scar F. Person for $1O1.OO accompanJ.od the bld. Mr. James illmmel, of the Br:rllngamo Clvle Improveront Cfub, Inc.,quostloned the valldlty of recelving the bld at 8:O2 p.m. and also thointent of the City as published ln lts }iotlce Ca11lng For Bl-ds ln thatnthe City of Burlingarne wLI1 sel] to the hlghest bidder all of lts rLght,tlt1e, estate and. lnterest In tlrat certaln par.cel of rea1 property. tr Mr. Hlmmel suggested that to cl.arlfy the Cltyts specLflc lnterest ln theproperty, the notlce be readvertlsed and t}- e pub1lc inforred whether thesale refers to a fee tlt]e, an easem9ntl oF nloF€ than lngress or egress right s. MINUTES PREVIOUS MEETING 51 Mr. III mnpl contlnued by stetlng that lnasrmeh as a bld was recelved by the Councll past elght orclockr he was' prepared at thls hour, 8:24 p.n., to subnd.t a bld ln the arbunt of $1OI.99 lf the property ls to be so]-d for ot he!. than lngress and egress rleirts. In reply to the ChaLrrs lnqulry, the Ctty Attorney advlsed that the bld from Psrson & Wik vas tln€Iy submltted and constltuted a va1ld bld. In r.esponse to }lr. Hlnr:cre]- t s tnqulry concernlng the rlnteresttr of the Clty, the Clty Attonney advlsed that tho Clty recelved accoss rights only from the State and no proporty was lnvolved at the tlIE of sald rellnqulshment. City Engl rieer Marr conflrmed the staterents of the Clty Attorney and Mr. Hlnrmel thereaftor rithdrew hls obJectlon to the tl, mo of the necelptof the bld and hls personal bld ln the anount of $101.99. The personal check of !trr. Oscar F. Person acc ompanylng his bid ras questloned lnasmuch as the notLce stlpulated ncash or certlfled checkr,wlth }ilr. Person advislng thgt he vould exchange hls porsonal check for. cash ln the amor:rt of $1o1.OO Councl lman Johnson movod that the cash In the amor:nt of $1O1 .O0 be accepted llo m Mr. Person and th6roafter Lntrodu ced fcr passage, fiESOLUTION NO. 78'56 n0r.derl ng Sale to Oscar F. Person and' Elsle II. Person, hIs rrlfe, and to l{lIs H. Wlk and Astnld Wlk, hls wlfe, Off A11 TheRlght, Tltle, Estat€ a.rrd. Interest 0f The City of Burllngams In And To Certain ReaI Propertyrn seconded by Councllman Thayer and unanlmously car:rle d on noll call of members. (b) FENCING . BI]RLINGA}IE VIILAGE fhe Chalr annouacod that pursuant to publlshed notlce, thls was tho tlme schedu]-e d for the openlng of blds for the fenclng of Burl lngameVl1lage. The fol]orlng bltls wer:o receLved, opened and declared as follows: TO4AL BID PRICE (Items 1 to 6) Unltod States Steel Corp. (Cyclone Fence Dept. ) San Franclsco, Cal.lfornla $ 1,ggo.oo Rowand Fence Co. Menlo Park, Cal lfora la $ 1,416.40 Paclflc Fonce Co.Stockton, C a1 lf orn la $ t,aer.oz Colonado r'uel & ft'on Corp. Oakland, Callfornla $ 1,s92.oo Anchor Post Products, Inc. of Ce.Llf. South San Franci sco, Callfornla $ 1,616.o0 San Jose Steel Conrpany S 1,63s.oo The Clty Englnoer advlsed that hls estlmate was $1r?OO.OO (Councllman Byrd appeared at the rcetlng at 8:O5 p.n. ) Councllman Thayer novod that the lcrest :responslble bid.der', Cyclone Fence Departrdont, San Franclsco, be awarded the bid ln the amount of S1 ,38O.oO, seconded by Councllman Johnson and unenimously carrled. HEARINGS (a)IMENTION TO SELL PORT]ON OF RAY PARK, A PUBLIC PARK llayor Rooth advLsed that tho Councll on November el-, l95S acceptedth6 bld, of F. K. Kennedy and Clara WhlfJ-en for the purchase of a port!.onof Ray Parik, a Pub1lc Park, end ttre notice of lntentlon to sell saidproperty was e technlcallty to furnlsh tltJ-e to the succossful bldders. 52 C ounel lnan Byrd statod that the property conslsts of a portlon of Ray Park unsultable fe park purposas and thereafter lntroduced for passage RESOLUTf0N N0. 79-56 rrAbanilonl ng a Portlon of Ray Park, a Publlc Park ln the Citt of BurII ngane, Callfcrnla and Ordenlng the SaIe of that Portlon of Sald Park Orde::ed to be Abandoned by thls ResolutLon to F. K. Kennedy, a rarrled ran, and to Clara Whlfter, a l[ldowr seconded by Councl lman Thayer and adopted unanlmously on rol-l call of members. (b)PRINGLE CONSTRUCTTON COI'IPANY VARIANCE APPLICATION (Appeal ) Reforence tras made to a communlcatlon, datod Augus t 30, 1956, fromthe Prlngle Constructlon Company, appeallng the declslon of th6 Plannlng Comnlsslon 1n denylng a request for a variance to permlt less than the requlred nulrber of carports or gerages Ln a proposed apartment bullding on Marco Polo Way. A letter, dated August 31, 1956, was read from the Plannlng Corn- mlsslon advlslng tbat subsegrent to a hoarlng bofore that body, the rembers denled the appllcatLon, baslng lts oplnion on the fact that arguments to substantitate the varlanc€ wero not justlfled. Ii[r. Douglas Pringle, the app]lcent, stated that he pr.oposed to con-struct e thlrty-one unlt apartment bulldlng on Marco Polo IVay and that the rentals w111 be cffered primarl 1y to nurses enployed by the PonlnsuJ-a Hospltal . l[r. Prlrgle req.re sted that he be pernitted to provld€ eJ-evencarpoits and an open area at the rear of. the property for perklng pur- poses, thereby reducing the cost of rentals p€r rmit. For the furtherlnfornatlon of the Councll, Mr. Pringle advlsed that the proposed apart- mont ls deslgned to provlde houslng for nurses vLthout cars. llaye Booth stated that, ln hLs opinlon, lf the request of trb. Prlngle were granted, Lt would establlsh a precodont, to whi ch hr. Prlngle pleaded that ln thls case lt woutd be a wpnocedent wlth a reason.n Mr. Jane s Hlmme 1 spoke agalnst the proposal by statlng that lnhls oplnlon lt would threaten the s tructure of th6 Cltyt" zonlng ordlnan ce . llr. Alex Hlggins, IO5 Aragon B1vd., San Mateo, advlsod the Councllthat he has an apartment undor constructlon on Marco Polo Way and that he was nequlred to conform to ordlnance provlslons. llh'. Hlgglns statod that 1t would be establlshlng a po:ecodont lf ltlr. Prlngle were permltted a varlence. tetters recelveal in protest to the eppllcatlon fcr varLance w6re read from ltfus. Agnes Lalsne and Roland F. Zl11mor, togeth€r rvl th a letter from the PenLnsula Eosplta)- , endofslng the provlsions of a facLI1ty proposed by the Prlngle Constmctlon Company. Councllrnan Byrd gave a brlef resurrB of hearlngs hold by prevlous Counclls, the result of whlch ras the f1nal adoptlon of an ordlnance pro- v1d3. ng for a compromise by permlt tlng the conctructlon of rcarportsi. Councllnan Byrd. exlrnessed obJection to the 'open lotn proposed fon the apartment bulltt 1ng and thereaften moved that the Prlngle Construction Corryany appeal be denled and. tLrat the onder of the PlannLng Commlssl on be approved, secondod'by Councllman Thayer. Mayor Rooth, speaklng as an Lndlvldual rember of ttre Counc11, statedthat not only would ttre varlertce estabJ-lsh a precedent but, ln hls oplnlon,the percentage of nurses qlroted wlthout automoblles was questloneble. The motlon to deny tho appeal ras thereafter unanlmously carrled. (c) AI,FRED & LEONAED MOSKOVTTZ VAR]ANCE APPLICATTON Refernce xas made to a conmunlcatlon receLved from the Burllngane Clvlc Improve ment C1ub, Inc., app€allng tho declslon of the Plannlng Com- misslon ln approving a C-l use of an R-l structure (J-321 Bayswater Avonue) and a conrm:nl ca tl- on from the Burllngano Pl-annlng Connlsslon ad- vlslng of 1ts action ln approvlng the varLance appllcatlon wLth speclflcstipulatl ons . A::thur Dud]ey, repres€nting tho appllcants, advlsod that hls cl"Lents pt'opose a completed' rehabLfltatlon of the property to estabfish an lnvost- ment offlce. Plans srd sketches were sub mltteal to the Counel]-. 53 r. Jana s lllmmeJ- oxprossed opposltlon to the conversion of old resld.ontLal bul1d1ngs to permlt commerdal usago ard rocommonded that the appllcant s be requl?ed to construct a new bul1dlng. llr - Dudley advLseal that 1t would not be e.conomlcally feaslbl a new bulldlng on the exlstlng s ma1 1 parcel of property and varlance were approv ed. the pr.op6rty rould be trade attractlve another twenty-f lv e J'e ars. 1f f to c ons truct tho(r et least Dr. McMurdo, present owner of the property, u::ged favorable conslderatlon arld stated that lf the varianco were not approved, the property shall, because of lack of f\nds, contlnue to doterLorate. Councllnan Byr.d extrnessed opposltlon to commerclal enterprlses on th6 E1 Camlno Real and statod that, ln his oplnlon, the conversLon of oId nesldences Lnto commerclal- e seml-commerclel propertles was not 1n thebest Lnterest of the Clty. Councll rqan Byrd continued by statlng tLrat to commer:clallze l}:e partlcular plece of property 1n qrestlon would rend.era dis-servlco to tlB cltlzens of Burllngame as well- as to tho Clty Cor:ncll. Councllmsn Johnson expressed opposltlon also to buslness onterprls6s onthe EI Camlno Real- but stated that foll-owlng a personal tour 1t was her oplnlon that lt rculd be to the advantago of tho Clty to rerdor lt posslbleto beautlfy the property. Followlng funther dlscussJ.on, Councl lman Byrd moved tbat the actlon ofthe Plannlng Commlsslon be dlsapproved. The nrotl on falLed. forlack of a s econd. Coulclloan organ nor ed that tbe Councll approve tho order of the Plannlng Commlsslon, seconded by Councllman Johnson. A no11 caf,.1 vote was r:e cor ded a s follc[rsS AJres! Councllmen: Jobnson-llorgan-Rooth-Thayer Noes ! Councllmon: Byrd Counellnan Byrd moved tbat ttr varlance be granted to the petltloners fo!3thelr specLflc use, lncorpcratlng the provlslons stipulated by thePlmnlng ComrLsslon, and that the r"emodellng of the property eonfor:m tothe commerclal standards ard codes of the Clty, second.od by Councllman Johnson. Courrcllnan Morgan stated. thet Ln hls oplnlon the motlon was superfluousard that he would thersfore vote rnon. A ro11 ce11 vote was recoralod as follows: Ayes: Noes: Councllman: Byrd -John s on-Rooth-Thaye:rCouncllmon: Morgo', COMMUNTCATIONS 1. COMFORT S?ATION COMPI.ETIOI{ . IVASiIINGTON PARI( A letter dated Septemben 14, 1956 was nead, from Dlrector of publlc Works Marr, advlslng that Les Kelley, Contractor, has completed the ::equLr:ements of the P1ens and Speciflcatlons for the Comfort Statlon,Washlngton Park, and necomnendlng the acceptance of said contract. RESOLUTIOT{ NO 80-56 Les EY Construc tl on ttAcceptlng Constnr ctlon Work as Perf onrne d byof .Corfort Statlonn ras lntroduced. on motlonof Councllman Johlson, seconded by Councllman Thayer, and unanlmouslycarrled. 2. COMMEI\"DATTON FROM CiIAUBER OF COMII{ERCE A letter itated Septenbor 6, 1956, from tho Bur.llngarp Chambor ofcomnercer expresslng appreclatlon to the councll for rendering the improve-ments- ln the parllng 1ot opposlte tlr Cl ty HaI1 posslble, was-recelvedand p1a ced on f1Ie. 54 REPONTS OF OFFTCERS Reports from the DopartrFnt of Publlc ltor:ks, the Flre Depsrtllent and the Po11ce Department, for the nonth of August, 1956, were recei.ved, scknowledged arri placod on f1le. RESOLUTIONS one ONDINAI{CES ORDINANC]8 NO. 635 (Salary - ClasslflcatL ons 1956-1957) Councllman Mongan que stloned the deslre of tl.e Councll Ln consLderlngaction on the Civll Servlce Commlsslon recommenalations pertalnlng to salary and c].assLfLcatLon LnequLtLes. Councllmsn Byrli suggested that the sal-ary and. cJ-asslflcatlon lnequltles be held for consl.deration by the Clty lilanag or ard thereafter moved the passage of ORDINANCE NO 655 n Repeallng Sectlon 825 of the Ordl nance Codeof the C 1ty of lrrgana and Adopting a l{ew Section 825 of saLtl 0rdlnance Code, Flxing ancl Establlshlng the ClassLflcatlon of Posltlons and Enploy- ment and the Compensatlon and Salarles Thoreforrr. secorded by Councllnan Johnson and carrled by the fo llowlng vote: Ayes: Councll-nen: Byrd -Johns on-Rooth Noes: Councllmon: Mor.gan-Tb.ayer QuestLoned by Councllman Morgan, May or Roottr advlsed Cl-erkts revlsed ostlmate of funds lndlcates tktat tla 5y'prorlde for. a 3| percent clty employees salary increasb. that th6 Cltytax lncrease sha1l oFD INANCE NO.656 nAmendL ng the Orrillnence Code of the Clty of Burllngame by Adttlng Thereto a New Sectlon r.222.L5 tlmlting Parklng of Vohlcles on Paloma Avenuo Betreen B::oadway ard Llncoln Avenue tr ras glven lts second readlng, and, on notlon of Councl lman B;rrd, secorded by Councllman Jobnson,sald ordlnance passed 1ts second reading ard ras adopted by the follorlngvote: Ayes: Noes: Absent C or:nc 11 me n: C ounc L lmen: Councllmen: Byrd -Johns on-lilongan-R ooth-Thayer t{one 1{one COUNCTL COMMITTEE REPORTS l{one UNFITISEED BUSINESS 1. Reslgnatlon of E.H. Hi11s. Clty E].ectrician Reference was nede by tho Chafur to the pend.lng actlon rolatlve toa connnnrnl cat lon from G. J. Marr, DLr€ctor of Pub11c Worksr and a c,rltton termlnatlon of employnent notlce, offoctLve Sopterdcer 14, 1956, recelvod from E. H. HL11s, Clty Electrlclan, and Ln which noblce compensatlon fors accumulated overtlme was nequostod. Tho Chalr ord,ered both c ommunl catl ons pJ.aced. on f1le. Clty Electrlclan H111s advlsed that pendlng Councll actlon he reported for duty on thLs date (S€ptenber 17, 1956). The stater€nt was confl rre d by Dlr.ector. of Pub1lc Works Marr and the termlnatlon there--after became effectlve on Septer$er 17, 1956. 2.Clv11 Servlce Commls sL on RecoEtrendatlons in re Ine qu I t! es Salary & Clas slflcatL on A lotter dated Soptember 12, 1956 was recelved from the CLvl1 ServLce Qornmls slon subrd.ttlng necommendatlons for certaLn adJustments of exlstlngsalary and classlflcation lnequltles. Ma yor Rooth concurreal rlth a sugge stl, on offered by Councl l.man Byrd ttnt the subJect matter be heldpendlng a study by the City manager. Councllman Byrd tbreafter mae d that th6 Ctty Manager be lnstructed to so investlgate, secorded \r Councilrmn Thaya:, and unanlmously carrl€d. --i 55 3. Allesed Vlo1atlon - Ray Park Real Estate 0ff i ce Ittayor Rooth assured nembers of the Councll that an lnvastlgatlon reveal€ d no vlolatLon ln a yariance granted to permlt the establlghmentof e real estate offlce ln Ray Parki that tha agent handllng the Cole propertles clLd so ttrrough appolntment on1y. The Clty Clerk was requested so Board of Real t@ s. to notlfy the San Mateo-Burllngane NEW BUSINESS 1. Secre tary to Cltv Manaqer Sever"al suggestions wore offered on tho subJect of the employment ofa secretary for the olflce of the Clty Managen wlth rmmbens of the Cou:tcll lnfonmally appnovLng lfiayor. Roothts sugg6stlon that the Clty Manager be granted the prlvllege of establlshlng the qua1lf1catLons, and, there-after selecting a secretary for his offlce on a tem,oorany nlnety day basls. 2. An Addltlonal Meetlne Per Month Recommended Cour:cllman Johnson proposed that one moetlng per month be scheduledln addltlon to regular Councll rrcetlngs for the pur?os6 of confemlngwlth departmont heads, the Clty Englneor, the Ctty Attorney, the PlanningConsultant, etc. ' Mayor Rooth suggested that the matten be heldthe anrlveJ- of the new Clty Manager. ln abeyance pendlng CLAlMS C1a1ms Nos. 91?3 to 9510, ln the aroount of $82r 239.29presented for pa.yrent and. on motlon of Councllman Byn Councl lman Thayer, warrant s wero orde!:od. drawn on the the 1r respectlve amounts. d, c duly audlted, seconded byIty Treasury were 1n There b6lng no frrther buslness, the nnetlng was r:egularty adJourned at10!56 p.m., on notlon of Councllrnan Thayer a nd. seconded by Councllnan BJrral. Resp octfully subml b ted, PAYROLT APPROVAL Augus t payroll. rarrant s, Nos. 7552 to 17?9, were approved on motlon of CouncLlman Byrd, .folrnson, and unanlmously car rLe d . ADJOIIRNMtsflT Clty Clerk APPROVED: ln thti amount of $621958.95, seconded. by Councl lman € Cha::Ie s W. Ro oth Mayon Ilerbent K. -q"&"*-<-A-