HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - PC - 1963.04.18CITY OF BURLINGAME PLANNING COMMISSION
April 18, 1963
CALL TO ORDER
A special meeting of the Burlingame Planning Commission, held on the
above mate, was called to order at 8:05 p.m., - Vice -Chairman Brauner
presiding.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Brauner,Cistulli, Edwards, Moore, Norbert#,
Stivers
Commissioners Absent : Kindig (away from city on business)
PURPOSE OF MEETING
Chairman Brauner announced that the meeting was called for the purpose
^¢ discussing a general plan or scheme for the development of the City's
waterfr6t area and thereafter invited the City Planner to introduce
Ycrie .subject.
A map of the area was placed on exhibit - plotted as to the properties
of the City of Burlingame, the San Francisco Airport and privately
owned holdings.
The City Planner advised that the City of Burlingame, county agencies
and the City of San Mateo have cooperated in projecting ideas and
plans. Problems are not peculiar to a specific location but universal
all along the Peninsula.
Specifically, Burlingame must face the matter of the airport expansion,
an obvious need for additional recreational areas and the prospect
that in the not too distant future, further industrial lands will be
needed.
The City Planner stated that there is definite knowledge of San Francisco
Airport expansion and the tremendous area of tidelands to be filled.
There have been permits issued by the Army Engineers for filling of
privately owned tidelands within the boundaries of this city - Keyston
and Company and Haas and Haynie, as examples.
The area is certainly unsuitable for residential purposes. The plan
proposed park and recreational use of all city -owned area; includes
recommendations of the drainage survey made for the city by Paul C.
Adamson - the lagoon area and flood gates to control the water level
in the lagoon.
Mr. Albert S. Horwitz, member of the City Recreation Commission, submitted
a drawing entitled "Proposed Burlingame Shoreland Recreational Area."
It was noted that the two plans were basically in agreement, the principal
difference being in the size of the lagoon. Mr. Horwitz indicated that
perhaps the smaller lagoon area, as proposed by the City Planner would
prove the better plan if a golf course should become an actuality.
t
Mr. Horwitz stated that it is the hope of the Park and Recreation
Commissions that the entire area, including the lagoon will be
committed to park and recreation uses.
The City Engineer stated that he expects to have a report very shortly,
prepared by John Jenks, Consulting Sanitary Sewer Engineer, which will
permit a determination to be made on the amount of additional land
required for expansion of the sewerage disposal plant.
The City Engineer stated also that the water Pollution Hoard is exerting
every effort to have the city close the dump immediately.
The City Planner stated that it is almost a certainty that dumping of
rubbish in the bay will be discontinued and dumping and disposal of
rubbish will be handled on a district or county -wide basis.
Upon indications from members of the Park and Recreation Commissions in
attendance that the plan proposed by the Planning Ccmamission was generally
acceptable, the discussion was concluded; -the City Planner agreed
that a report would be prepared for submittal to the Commission recommend-
ing that the entire area be utilized for park and recreation purposes
as soon as the fill is completed and the land becomes available.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Edward A. Moore, Secretary