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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1955.08.15-1 328 Burllngame - California. Ausust 15, 1955 CALL TO ORDER A regulan meetl.ng of the Burllngarno Clty Councll, was held. on the above glven d.ate. tUe meetlng was called to onden at B:l-5'P.M. Mayor Mongan ln the Chaln. SALUTE TO FLAG At wond from Meyon Mongan, all anose and. were led by Genald.lne Moench and Sandy Drff, Glrl Scout Troop No. 170, fn the Saluteto and the Pled.ge of Alleglance to t']re Flag. INVOCATION lhe Reve:rend Ray F. KLbler, Jr., Pastor Lutheran Chuneh of the Good Shepherd, gave the Invocatlon. ROLL CALL: Present - CouncLlmen: Absent CouneJ.lmon: }trNUTES PREVIOUS MEETING B yr d.- Johns on-Morgan- Roo th- Thaye:r None Ilre mlnutes of tho p::evlous meeting of August 1, 1955, as sub- mttted to members of the Councll wore unanlmously approvod on motlon of Counellman Johnson and seconded. by Councll-man Byrd., wlth a correctlon noted. that the sldewalk cond.ltlon was nemedled at thetrsoutheast cornor of the Reeroatlon Center.rr COMMUNICATIONS 1 PIIBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSI ON RECOMi.M}TDATION TO COMPENSATE 'TouR CAFMRA S}IOP. TI A letter dated August 5,1955, was read from the BunLln- game Publle Utllities Comnlsslon, recolnmendlng that for lts s€p-vlce to the resldents of North Burllngame in the collectLon of water b111s, Oun Camera Shop, ln Broadw&yr be compensa.ted on the basis of 5/ per eollectlon. In funther conslderatlon to tho re- quest of Our Camera Shops that a llstlng be pnovlded on tho watenbll1s, the Pub11e Utllities Conrnlssl.on recorumended agalnst plac- tng the nam6 of Our Camena Shop on wator bLIIs. Councll-man Bynd moved. corrcurr.enoe and Our Camera Shop be compensated. at the nate of flve cents per collectlon and that the request for a llstlng on wator b1lIs be d.enied. The motlon was seconded by Councll-man Thayen and unanlmously canriod. 2. BURLINGAME CIVIC IMPROVEMENT CI,UB RE: TEMPORARY DRAflT SIGN ORDINANCE. A letter dated. August 11, 1955r w&s nead fnom the Burlln- garae Clvlc Improvenent Club, offerlng a suggestlon that the new sign ord.inaneo currently betng studled by the Plannlng Conralssion, be adopted on a temporary basls, pendlng flnal adoptlon by theClty Councll. Th6 comrmrnlcatlon was necelved. and plaeed on flleln the reeords of the Clty. 3.ROBERT FAGAN - REQUEST TO PAINT HOUSE NUI1,tsERS. A letter dated August 12, A955, ltas read from Robert Fagan, 612 Penlnsula Avenue, requestlng peralsslon to paJ-nt house numbers on curbs wlthln the dlstrlct north of Oak Gnove Avenue. CounclL- man Bynd moved. that pennlsslon be granted and that futuno requestsof a slmilar natune be referned to and acted upon at the dlscre-tlon of the Clty Clenk. The motion w&s seconded. by Councllman Thayor and unanlmously caruled. 32e REPORTS OF OFEICERS Reports frona the RecreatLon Depantment and the.Flne Depant- ment fon the perlod ,{uly J,, L95l+, through June 30, L955r- ?9d the nronthly neporl of thd D6pai'tment of PubLlc Works, JuIy, 1955, were aeknowledged end, plaeed on flLe. RESbLUTIONS ResolutLon No. 6E-Eq ItDlroctlng Preparatlon of Plans and Speclfl- catlons fon the EstabLlshment of a Street Llghtlng Dlstrlet on Broadway and Por.tions of Callfornla Drlve, Chufa Vlsta Avenue and CapuchLno Avenuerr was Lntnod.uced by Cor:ncll-- man Bynd., who moved i.ts passage, seeonded by CounclLman Thayen and unanlmously adopted on ro11 call of memberg. Mayon Morgan advlsed that the resolutLon lntrodueed the flrst pontion oi a profosed progr&m to mod.ernlzo street lightlng fael]-lties on Bnoadway. CONSIDERA?ION o F ORDINANC ES Ord.lns.nce No.59e trAmendlng the Or'd.Lnance Code of the Clty of Bun- llngamo by Ad.dlng Thereto a New Sub-sectlon ( d) to gectlon 2hO0 of Sald Code and Pnovldlng for Bulldlng Percdt {g"sBefone Issuarice of Perrnltn was glven lts second r:eadlng. Council- may Byrd moved. the adoptlon of Ord.lnanco No. 599, _secolded by Coincilman Johnson and thereaften sald Ond.lnance No. 599 was adopted by the followlng vote: ATES: COUNCILMB{: NOES: COUNCILMET,i : ABSENT COUNCILMEN: Byrd- Johns on-Hongan- Rooth- Thaye n None None INTRODI}CTION OF ORDINANCES Ordlnanc No 600 tfAmendlng the Ordlnance Code of the Cl of Bun-ty 121lngame by Repeallng Sectlons 1227 and 27 .L Pnohlblt and. Regulat lng Eanly MonnLng Parklng and Addlng a New1ng ]-227Sectlon Prohlbltlng, Limttlng and Regulatlng Parklng of Vehlcles ln Publlc Stneets Between the Hours of Two Ot0lock A. M. end Slx OrClock A. M.tf rras lntroduced by Councllma:r Rooth and glven flrst neadLng. In commentlng on the ond.lnance, GouncLlman Rooth stated that sald. ond.lnance 1s proposed. prlmanlly to pr"ovi-de reasonable means by whlch obmers of vehlcles who cannot obtaln suitable pankLng fac- llltles may be pertnltted to pank overnlght. In response to an lnqulry by Councllman Bynd, the Ctty torney neeolunended that ln the matten of pennlttlnS-hoteI gue park bvertright, that lt remaln wlthln the JunlsdlctLon of the Depantment. DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED ORD]NANCES (Requested. at last meeting) CounclLman Rooth questloned the Clty Atton:ey on (1) [he prepanatlon of an ond.Lnanoe affectlng the change ln panklng meters wlthtn the bueiness dlstrlets of Burllngame agq Bnoadway to provlde fon an elghty minute parklng meter tlmo Ilmlt;(2) The preparatlon of an ordtnance establlsh.lng an elght hou:: panking meter 1lmit on clty-otv:red. panktng 1ots. (1) f1re Clty Attorney ad.vlsed that a nevlew of the cunrent parkLng meten or:d.lnance :revealed that lt ls wlthln the Jurlsd.ic-tlon of the Pollce Chief to establlsh parklng meter zones and that the Clty Councll nay, by resolution, establlsh tlme 11mltatlons. Questloned by ttre Councl1, Chlef of Pollce Theuor recormlen- ded that he be authonlzed to placo the neeessary onder to convent the present parkLng rneter mod.eLs on Broadway and on BurlLngeme Avenue, dunlng the lntenlm of rihlch he shalI prepare hls reeoumendatlons on tlme Llmlts to be lmposed,. Followlng funther d.lscusslon, Councllman Byrd. moved. that the At-sts to Po1lce r 33G Chtef of Pollce be instructed to place an orden fon the ConvenslonKlt neeessary and that upon submlsslon of the recommend.atlon of theChtef of Po1lce, that the City Attonney prepare an approprlate res-olutlon on tlme llrnlts for Counel} adoptlon. (2) The Clty Attorney adtlsed that an ondlnance to esteb-ltsh an elght hour parklng llmlt on clty-owaed. parking lots has notyet been prepar.ed. Following a discusslon on the proposal of the Clty CounclLto establ-lsh parklng metens and tLme Llmits upon clty-ovrned park- lng Iots, CouncLlman Rooth moved that the Clty Attorney be ln-structed to pnepare an ordinance establLshlng panklng metens andtlme Llmlts upon clty-or,rned parklng 3.ots on Laguna and. Capuch!.no Avenues end a tlme ltmit upon the clty-owned. metered parklng Iot on Prlmrose Road.. fhe motlon was second.od by Councllman Byrd and unan- lmously carrLed. RECESS A recesg was d,eclared by Mayor Morgan at 9:L0 P.M. CAf,L TO ORDER lhe meetlng was ealled to ord.er at 9t?S P.M. by Mayor Mongaa. COUNCIL COM}trTTEE NEPORTS Councllman -Byled 1. Police Rlfle Bange. CounciLman B yrd. announced the schedullngof a@L7-21, to be held ln the M11Is Estate on Callfornia Drlve, the pnoceed.s of whlch shaI1 be used towand the completlon of the Po1lce 81f1e Range. Counellman Bynd moved. that the neeessary perrnLt be g:ranted ln confortuneo wlth 1ega1 pnocedur:e, seconded by CouncLlman Thayar and unanimously carnled. autlflcatlon ( a) Itunlcl rea e se locatl on ra on CounclLman Bynd advised that a request has beon neeelved from a membor representlng the PenLnsula Ant Assoclatlon that the Councll lease a pontLon of gnound at the pnoposed. new park area for the oon-structlon of an art gaI1eny. Tho City C1erk was nequested t o obtaln detaLled lnformatlon fnom the Penlnsula Art Assoclatlon fon Cor:ncll study. (a) Councllman Byrd. announced addtttonal plans for the re-Iocatlon of tho p:resent dump slto further nonth and the need fon ad-dltional f111 at the present locatlon. A motLon was thereaften ln- troduced by Councllman Rooth that the sum of $11000.00, as pr:ovl-d.ed. ln the curnent budget, be allocated toward the purchase of addttlonalfillr socorded by Gouncllman Thayer and. unanlmously carrled. Mayor Morgan suggested. authorlzlng the present dump openatorto openate both the present and the new dump sltos and ln reply to Council lnqulry, l[r. Romeo Jo1y, Ln attendance, expressed hls w111- Lngness to do so for a perlod of three months at a foe of $700.00per month. Councllman Bynd moved. that the Councll accept the offer' of Mn. Jo1y, seconded by Councllman fhayen and unanlmously eannLed. At the roquest of Councllman Bynd., Street Supervlsor Wllson was authorlzed to place appnoprl-ate slgns lndlcatLng where ashos may be deposlted. CouncLl.man Byrd furthen announoed that the PaeLfic Gas andElectrlc Company has offened to donate thlrty poles, suffi.clent wlnes and cLamps to be used. by the Clty as a Iog-boom obstructlon. Followlng consl-denable discussLon, the pnoJect ln asserl- bllng the poles was asslgned to the stroet d.epantment. fhe Clty 2,(b)s ew 331 ii Englneer advised. that foL1ow1ng a conference wlth Colonel J. A. Gnaf, Conps of Erglneers, U. S. Ar:my, ho has applled for a Department of the Arrry permlt to place fllls on the p::oposed. Loeatlon of the new clty f111. (b) Councl.lman Byrd moved that the City Englneer be authorlzed to nequest the San Mateo-Bunllngamo Real Estate Boand. to obtaln an ap- praLsaL of the property of E. Riehand Otllara and the property of Geonge Moone, fon lts potentlal use by the clty for dnalnage and mun- lclpal fllL pur?oses. The motlon was second.ed by Councllman Johnson and. unanLmously carrled. (c) fhe City &rglneor advtsed that at the request of tho Councll, a rneetlng has been scheduled wtth James I{. Mltchel1, anchl- tect, to dlscuss & proposed master plan fon the relocatlon of the Corporatlon Yand. fhe Clty Englneer advlsed. further that tho con- fenenee shall be menely orr arl exploratory basls' 3.Renamlng Ro111ns noa4. Councilman Byrd rocorrnended that pr:esent West-Eomlns Road be renamed Carolan Avenue; and the present Ro1llns Road., nonth to Mlllbrae Avenue, be retalned as Rolllns Road. A motlon was theneaftor Lntroduced by Councllmen Bynd that the Clty Attorney prepare the legaI procedure to affect the change' secondod by Councllman Ttrayer and unanlmously carrLed. Counc lIman Johnson Councilman Johnsorl reponted on hen toun of necreatlonal bu11d1ngs and. facllltles wlthln the cltY. Cabrll1o Av . Councll-1. man clt unlnhablted er ona se o a mee o e ar and. Recr:e- atlon CornnlssLons, the members reconmended that the elty-owned pr"openty on Cabrlllo Avenue ln the Ray Park Subdlvlslon be sold.. Plannlng Consultant Mann ad.vlsed that the pnopen Iega1 procedure necossltated the ftIlng of a Subdlvlslon Map wlth the Plannlng Com- mlsslon for lts revLeu and. appnoval. 0ouncllman Byrd theneafter moved. that the City E:glneer deterrnlne the boundanles and pnepar:e and submlt the Subdlvlslon Map to tho Plannlng Corunlsslon for lts approva3., seconded by Councllman Thayer and unanlmously carr1ed.. 2, BurHng Councilman Johnson ad'- ,r1r" the Recneatlon Com- mlssLons have reaohod no decLslon on the disposltlon of clty-owneil pank pnoperty ln the Bu::ltngame Vl11age Subdlvlslon. 3. Connnend.atlon to Park Departrmnt Enployees. 0n behalf of the 6lty Pa::k SuPervi-sor Francard and h1s staff on the honors bestowed upon them at the neeent San Mateo County FIonaI Flesta, the Burllngame Chanber of Commence on lte partlelpatlon ln the Flesta atd. Councllman Thayer on the award. won ln the flowen anrangement contest. h. BusLness Llcerrse Fees. Councllman Johnson requested a report from ce on the proposed changes ln the busl.- ness llcense fees of the Clty. Granvl1le Bnownlng, Executlve Sec- retany tn behalf of the Charnber of Commepc€e expnessed the rnerch- antsf opposltlon to the collection of buslness fees on a Snoss sales basls and suggested that the lnequallties exlstent ln the curr"ent llcense ondlnance be referred to the Llcense Collecton, The sub- Ject was thoreafter r:eferred to Mrs. Id.a H. Coer Llcense Collector. CouncLlman Rooth 1. Baployees_t _speqla1 adjustment. Councllman Rooth advlsed. that senl n giten to the ::equests of those em- ployees seekJ.ng special ad"Justment and lt was the Council Bud.get Corunltteers reconsnendatlon that no further aetton be taken fo:: the balance of the cr"lment flscal year. 2. Laguna Avenue property adj acent to clty-owned property. Councll- 3ts2 man Rooth advised that he, ln conJunction wlth the City Attorney, l-s contemplatlng negotlatl"ons wlth the owtler of property on Laguna Avenue, adJaeent to city-owned pnoperty, for posslble off- stneet parklng purposes. 3. Roo Draft Pit - Fire De artmsnt. s ,C y Eng er In response to Counellman advLsed that plans and spec- lfleatlons for the pnoposed constructLon of a drafting p1t may be submltted at the next negular moetlng of the CouncLl. In conclud.ing hls roport, Councllman Rooth ad.vlsed of hLs attendance at a meeting of the San Mateo County Board. of Supen- vlsors on August 91 1995, at whlch tLme, coples of the pnoposed. county budget were made available. CouneLlman Rooth submltted. a copy to the City Clerk fon pubI1c revlew. CouncLlm44_ Iheyef Councllman Thayer reported on her attendaJrco at a Clvl1 Servlce ConmLsslon meet!-ng, at whlch ttme representatives of the Bunllnga:ne CivlL Servlce Employeesr Assoclatlon submltted certaln recornTrenda- tLons for lncorpor.atLon withln the ClvlL Servlce Rules and Regu- lations. Councllman Thayer reconrslended that a requlrenent be lnconporated wlthln the Civtl Servlce Rules and Regulatlons providlng fon the flngerpnlntlng of clty employees, and that a dlnectlve be given to the Chlef of the Flre and Po1lce Depantments nequesting that the personnel of the departments be lnstructed ln Finst Aid pno- cedures. UNFINISIiED BUSINESS Mayor Morgan nequested reports on the followlng matters of un- finished. buslness: l-. ad vlse ose eof 1.er on BelI Av Ihe Chalr p e proper yon vue venue for englneerlng offtoes have been abandoned. 2. Street Llghtlng Pro_glamr- Ci ty Englneer Mann advlsed that strlEe condfElons liaving been sett1ed.,the proJect has agaln been resuflred for posslble completion wlthin the next two to three weeks. 3.Wa1 t e r lieq j-f_pf ppgrlX . . .l5l+3 l{owand Avenuq.Clty &rglneen Ma::r Edv-lsed that he has informedlF.--iI-asly tEat he ls compelled. to ablde by the pnovlsions undor whlch the bulldlng permlt was issued.. 4.Newspapen neferences lqi Clty eel{qt oo_q@t_!onq. In repl yto the eEafFrs fnqufrT; CIty Englneer Marn repeated statements he has prevlousJ-y made wlth refenonco to recent newspaper articles concernlng sewer condltlons and advlsed that the sewer probleru as necently nepontod was m6re1y one of malntonance. The subJect matter was referred to both the Publle Health and Safety and the Pub1lc Utl1ltles Conmlsslons wlth authonlty to ne- soLve the lssuo. 5. Amendments to Zonlng Ondinance as roconstlended by Plannlng Commisslon. Itre Chalr advised that actlon on the p:roposed amendrnents ad.dlng new pnovlsions to the Zoning Ordlnance has been held untl1 the regulan meetlng of the Councll, Soptombor 6, L955. NEW BUSINESS 1. PROCLAMATION tt0onstltutlon Daytt .- TLre Chair advlsed that 1n response to a request from the Anson Bur- llngame Chapten, Daughters of the Amerj.ean Revolutlon, the week of Sepiember U to September 23, 1955t shall be proclalmed rrConstltutlon /:fDDr., rJ c) Dayrt, 2. Clty of Rlchmond lnvl tatlon. T6e Chalr announced. recelpt of an lnvltation from the Clt_y of Rlch- mJna to partielpate ln a bavalcad.e Parad.e, 0ctobor B, L955. The subJect was held for further consldenatlon' CI-,AIIUS Warnants, Nos. 73L1 to ?U+6, ,fI} tbg._exeeptlon of 7359 and-71+16' duly audited., ln the amount of $5Or 6B'2.1+5, woro authorized d'nawn on the clty treasu::y on motlon of Councllman Byrd, second.ed by Councll- man Rooth and unanlmously carnied'. PAYROLL APPR OVAL payroL3. Wanraats for the Month of July, L955, Nos. 2661+ to-30h3r_1n th; amount of $581390.1+1, wero appnoved, on motlon of CouncLlman Byrd, seoonded by Councllman Rooth and unanimously car:r1ed. ADJOURNMEI{T fhe meetlng was reguS.arLy ad.Jounned at 1L:lO P.M. to meet August 22, t955, at 7:3O P. M. Respectfully submltted., K.TE rY CLMK A L.MORGAN MAYOR