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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1952.02.04f Burlingame, FebruarXr Californla.4, !952. 348 25rOOO 6r0oo Thc bld ras rcfcrred to thofor a rcconmondation to bo mo o tl ng. City Englneer and to thc City Attornoy subnlttcd befono tho closo of thc A rcgular mocting of the Bunlingamo Clty Councll was hcld on thc iabovc glvcn date. Mectlng calIcd to ordc:r at 8:O0 p.m. - Mayoy Atwater in thc cha1r. Ro1I Ca11! Prcscnt - Councllnan: Atwatcr-Byrd-Hunt-Lovc-SlmondsAbsent - Councllmon: Nono Thc mlnutos of tho previous mooting of Jant'ary 2\t 1952t as sub- nlttcd to membcns of tho Council and as posted on thc Bul}etln Boand, ln ttr e Clty Ha11, wcnc unanimously appnoved and adopted on motLon of Councl-lman llunt and secondod by Councllman Slmonds. Thc mlnutc s of the adJournod mccting of January 23, L952t as sub- nlttod to mombcrs of thc CormclL and as postcd on thc Bullctln Board, wore approvcd and adoptcd on motl-on of Councllman Lovc, socondcd by CounciJm&n Hunt and unanimous 1y carricd. Blds rccclvcd for thc Wccd Abatomcnt Spraylng, schcdulod for opcning at ttrl s tlmc, werc opcnod and read as foLlows: Nu-Lawn Chcnl caI C ompany ftcm Quanttty Do sc ri ptl on Uni t Amount l_.Spray frontage of 1ot sat $.0499 per front ft. Spray misccllaneous ar€as $.+O pcr 1Oo sq. ft. Lin.Ft. lOO sq.ft. $1, 247 . 50 24.OO $TP/r5-6', Prt o:r to thc regular order of business, Mayor Atwater rcqucstcd CoI. !'awcctt, Asslstant Dlrector of Clvlf Dcfonse, to rcndc:r a' rcport on thl Clv11 Dofcnsc program wlthln thc City of Burllngame. Co1. Fawcctt outllncd ln dotal1, thc servlcos and measulcs providcd to assurc the bost means of protoctlon to the 'citlzons of Burlingame ln casc of an omergoney. A lotter datcd Janua v! 23, 1952, was read, from G. J. Marr, Dir- cctor of Pub1lc Works, advlslng ttra t tho Hartfo:rd Eira Insuranco Company had rocomrmndcd that tho valuatlons of tbo CiW ovtnod uufiafngs bo Lncreasod from tho p:rcsont vafuatlon of $72oro0o. to $ggOrOOO. Councllman llunt movcd that the vaLuation on City oumcd 6uffhtngs be incroased ln thc amount of S11or000. as ::ocommended by thc Insurancc Company, sccondod by Corrncl lman Slmonds, and unan- imous Iy carrled. A lottor datcd Januarlr 51of Pub1lc Works, roportln roquest of ovrne rs of prop Drake Av6nuc, that a serl locatcd at the rear of thof Publl c Works Marn advisod that the ttazard 1s croated by c:roslon and the cxcavatlng of thc property locatcd at l44l Cabr'lllo Avenuo, and that tho orrn! r has slgnifled h1s lntentLon to f111 ln tho land- sl1do and croct a wa1l to prevent further damagc. Tho Dlroctor of Publ1c ylorks was rcquestcd to kecp tho matter undor further sur- vei l-lancc A lotter dated January 21, 1952, was read from G. J. Marr, Dlrectot: of Public lvorks, together with a lettor received from.J. H. Skeggs, Asststent Statc'HigEway Englneor, advl-sing that thc l/4 cerrt Sti[c- Hi ghway fund allocation can not bo usod to financc tho trirmlng of troos on E1 Camlno, as requostotl by the Clty and that the alte::natlve , I.952, was read from G. J. Iflarr, Dlrector g on an invostlgation madc pu::suant to aerty at 1436, 143'7, 144A, 1444 and 1445 ous condltlon oxLsting 1n thc oasomcnt e above property, bo rectifled. Dlrector I 349 ls to procoed lvlth thc resurfaclng of El Canlno Rea1. Courcil- uan Slmonds thorcupon lntrroduccd and. movod the passage ofRosolutlon No. 5-52, acceptlng thc fhl::d Aupplemontel Momoran-dm of Agroomo nt for cxpendlturc of l/41 gas tax for State Hlghway s, and. authorl zi ng thc Mayor to oxccute said ag::eonontfor and in bchalf of the Clty. The Resolution was socondcd by Councllman Byrd and unanlmously canried upon ro11 caLl of members. A J.etter datod Janua r! 24, 1952, was read from Erne st A. frl11son,of the law fir:n of Klrkbri do, W1lson, Earzfeld and Wa1lacc, ad-vlslng of that firmrs roview.of the prococdLngs thus far" ln thcBurllngane Iaho:: ProJect st:rect rcpalr proposod program, and off-crlng tho ftrmt s scrvlcos to contlnuo the prococdlngs at a minimran f ec. of $350.00. The sub ject was referred to ttrc CityEngineer r,vl th the request that a now ostlmato of costs be prc-parod. A letter dated January 25, 1952, was read from tho law finr of 4_lrkbr{ dc, Wilson, Harzfeld and Wa1lace, advislng that thcChapln Avenue wi denlng projoct had boen nevlewcd.r,and. it was :recommend.od that a rlght of way agent be errploycd to proceod vlrl th negotlatlons vrrl th property owners. Mayor Atwaten statcdthat a moetlng would soon be schcdulod. wi th tho ovrncrs ofproporty on Chapin Avenue, to dlscuss the wi denlng projcctfurther. A potltlon, submlttcd by thlrty-slx residents ln the vlcln1firof Edgohill DrLvc and ?a1oga Avenuc, requestlng the Councllto-invostlgate tho d::a5.nago systom at the corne:r of Ed.gehit1and Palona,was r€forred to tho Clty Englneer fo:: survey andrcport to thc Clty CounclL at lts noxt rogular mcetlng.- A lotte:r datod January 9, 1952, roceived f::om Mrs. W. H.Mcd]ey, #7O1 Eoward Avenue, citing a tree hazard on tho south-wcst'corrlcr of l{oward Avenuo and Bloonfleld Road, was rcferrcdto tho Park Suponintendent for report to thc Council. A lctter datcd January 31t 1952, was :read from Il1elvln T. Edgarand Clark F. i{adsclJ-, potltloning tho Clty Council to rozonithe Lsnd and buildlng on thc southeast cornor of F1o::ibunda andEI Camlno Real for uso as a pub1lc bcrvlco buildlng. Thc com-munlcatLon was roferrcd to the pJ.annlng Cornrnission. A Lottcr datod. Janua4l 50, 1g52, was read ffom WlJ-ds E.Chambliss, 518 Alma Road, Burllngamc, offering Lot g, Block9, Burli nganre Land Company, facing on Floribunda Avenuo, as ?n_9f!-st::cet par.king }ot, for 'elther the clty to rent 6n anlndlvidual to rent. Tho comrunicatLon was reierred to thoPlannlng CommLsslon. A scmJ.-annual noport of the Burlingalrc. ,Fl ro Department fromJuly-1951, th:rough Dccomber, 1951, was rcad and acbeowlod.ged.. A sealcd :report datod Janua rJ 29, 1952, subrrj.tted by & cott$l- Mlu lf Englnoers, appointcd by the Council on Janira ry ?,1952, to conduct an tnvcstigatlon on thc appllcatton o? tireLowrie llrrf ng C ompany for pemis slon to erect an asphalt plantin thc Clty, was openod. and read. Tbe ::eport lndicated thatthc operation of the plant conslsts of a sinple nixing and.batchlng proccss, an d. that lt should not b6 confused .in tfr trc manufa c tu r{. ng of asphalt or rock crushlng. The committoe, inLts. rcport, _crprcssed tho-optnion that an oporatlon of th6 typocontolp1atcd, could constLtuto a nui sancc ii not properly main-talncd blt that am-p1e evid.encc indlcatcd that a properly'maln-talned plant would n9t be obJectlonablc. In concluslonl theeormltteo -rcportccl that i.f peruJ.sslon is grantcd, l-t wai rec- onmende d that contain stlpulatlons bo consld.orod- and lnconpor-atod ln_ a wrLtton agreoment as a condltion of flnal- approvil.Thc mombers of the connlttoc worc complimented on thc'Lonpre-henslvo roport, and we:ro rolieved. of fur.thcr duty. 350 ordlnanco No. 522, entitled trAn Ordinancc Bcpealing Dlvision Threc - Plannlng Corunisslon - and sectidn 1397 of the Ord.lnarrcc Codc of tho City of Burtrlngamc: Adoptlng a New Divlsion Threo, Estabfishlng a fknntng Corunlssion: Provldlng-for lts,orga3lz- atlon: Tcnuie of Its M-nbors; Its Powers and Dutlos: Repeallng af1 0r Parts of 0rdinancc s ln conflict The rewi thtr was introducccl by Councllman Love for flrst Readlng. Roy W. Scagraves, President of the Interclub of thc Burlingamc ImirovemenE C1ubi, and activc ln thc curront controversy rcletlvc to tho construction of an asphalt plant withln the ctty of Burlingame, addressod thc Councll, doflnlnge what-in his oplnlon, the clisslilcation of [heavy IndustrXrtr constltuted, and opposl'ng tho proposed constructlon on tho grounds that lt would create a nulsirnec. Mr. Soagraves urged the Councll'to recommend to tho Plannlng Commlssloi, that t[e appIl-catlon bc denl.ed.. - Luthe r w. cr"il-"Et.*"iy rot [tu appricant, tho Lowrlc Paving Compaqy, also addr.issed the- Counclf, btatlng that it ls thc lntentlon of tho Lownto ?avlng Company, to croct a mode rrr plant, that-lt. is not an asphalt rninufactuiing pIant, but an asphalt mlx p1ant, and tfrat it would not creato s nuLsanco to ttio residents of Bunlln- gamc. Questloned by the CounclL as to thc courso of actlon the Coulcll may tal<o, ClLy Attorney Karmel advlsed, that under the cxlstlng or&in.rrci ot ihe CiWr- the Council has no author{ ty to overrule action provlously taken by the Planning- Coruoi s s1on. To confi rm citv At-tornev Kairnolr s stitements, thE Ctty clerk read a lcttcr froir Rtctrard Carpenter, lega1 counsol of thc-.Loagurc of Californla Citlos, 1n whl ch- l,lr. cirpeator advlscd that |ttho Clty Council ls w:, thoui Jurlsdtctlon to iovoke, modlfy or ln any ngryol lntcrferc v,rl th the-dccislon of thc Plannlng Comnrlsslon and that ln this Dartlcular casc, actton takon was adxrlnistrativc and not lcgls- iatlvc . n 0ttrcr lntorcstcd r€sialcnts, spoaking in oppositlon, wcre: Mr. Jamc s Illnmo11, Ur. Jack Hocht, Mr. Ho nman Nolson and Mr. Stevc Sangucnitti. At tho conclusl on of the hear{. ng 9l t t-,c proi-s a nd' confs of thc pnoposed construction of the asphalt -p1ant'r'. Mayor Atwator statcE tirat the subject would be agaln ?cferrod to thc Planrxl ng Comnission. A Clalm against tho City of Burllngamc for damagcs as a-,.r€sult of a faf1, presented by flodvrlg Elsbach, 110 Castl lllan -ltr/ay, San Mateo, in-tlc amount oi $zrs64.sO, was roJectcd and rof crrcd to thc Cityts j.nsurance carrler, on motlon of Councllaan Sinonds, socondcd by Councilman Lovc and unanLmously carrted. Councllman Slmonds movcd that the Coi:nci1 rofer to thc bid submittod by thc Nu-Lawn Chemical Company, secondcd by- Councllsari I,ovc and. uninlmously carrl-od. The City Englnoer and thc Clly Attormy, pursuant to a rovlcw of the bld, recononcnded that thc bld bc ir6clptod, whlch rccommondation was conourro d ln on motlon of Councll-man Slmonds, seconded by Corrncilnan Hunt and unanlmous- 1y caru16d. Corrnci lman Slmonds movod that thc Mayor bo au-bhori zo d tt cxccutc for and 1n bohalf of tho Clty, an agroemcnt vrd' th thc Nu-Lawn Chemlcal Company, scconded by Councllman Love, and unan- lmously carrLcd. '(Qzc G-tY) Potltions, clrculatod wlthln thc Clty of Burlingsrno, a4 slSnod by ovor SrOOO restacnts, $€,ro submlttcd to thc mcmbers of thc Clty Couneil, urglng Counci1 dcnIal tn thc applicatlon of thc Lowrtc Pavlng donpeny-for permlssion to construct an asphalt plant ln thc CIty. - Coirncl lman Byrd movcd that tho-petltlons, tlc-lnvcst- igatlon coynrnittcors report and all accumulatcd data and lnf o:st- alion, ln conncctLon with thc asphalt pLant, bc rcfcrred to thc PlannJ.ng Com:nlsslon. Tho motl-on was seconded by C ouncl lman Lovo and unanlmously canrled. I 351 councllman simonds adviscd that a slto hes boen scloctod forthc pnoposod lnstal.lat1on'of thc Scrvlce Club Signs, approx- imatcly 150 fcct from MllLbrao Avcnuc, on El Camlno Roa1, atthc northera entrancc to thc Clty of Br:rllnganc. Spcaklng on thc subJcct of lncroase 1n lnsuranco ratos, Councf lman Slmonds movod that all dcpartmcnt hcads bo notlfledto submlt a momorandum, oost statomcnt end an cxplanatlon of a1l- accldonts that havc occurcd to Clty ouncd cars and ogulpnant wl thin thcln rospcctivc dcpa::trnc nt s durlng tbc last slx months, and that sucb reports bc submlttcd on all futurc accldonts. The motlon was socondcd. by Councllrnan Byrd ard unanlmously ca rrl c d. Thc no botng no fr:rthcr buslncss, tho netlng was adJourncd at 11:50 P.M. on motlon of Corrncl lman Byrd and secondod by Cor:ncllman Hunt . Rospo ctful]y submltted, IIENBERT K. Y/HITEClty C1crk App::ovc d: rul,-,, watcr Mayor -,,l ,,. l, --. ,.,.t' ..