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Burllngnme, Callfornla
Febnuary 25, 1960
CALL TO ORDM
A reetlng of the Burllngarae Clty Councll, adJ ou:r.ned f:rom thep]revlous neotlng of FebruAry 15, 1960, ras callad to or!tter by
Mayon Johnson et 5:OO p.n., on the above given date.
RECESS
A flvo minute rocoss vas dleclared by the Chalr, followod by an
announco nE nt that due to the 1nabl11ty of Councllman Rooth to
eI1mb the stairs 1e atllng to the Councll Charnbens, the meetingrould be conducted ln the Offlce of the Clty Manager. The publlc
was lnvlted to attond.
I'{EETfNG RECONVEND
The meotlng ras calLed to order at 5:O5 p.ra.
RoLL CALL
Pr€sont - CouncLlren:
Absent - Councl1rcn:
COIJIMUNICATIONS
Byrd - Johns on-Morgan-Rooth-Thayer
Nono
1. COIIPLETION CONSTRUCTION LIBRARY ADDITION
2. CONIBACT RE: EANDEN CUTTTI{G & RI,BBISH PTCKUP SRVICE
A meno to CouncLl, dated February 25, 1960, ofifered the suggestlonthat tho present contractor f o:r tho gardon cuttlng and rubblshplckup servLco be advlsed that the clty pnoposes to budget for an
lncneased cost in the servlce, effoctive July 1, 1960, prlor tor*rlch tlme a contract shall be pre pared, e xamlnod and authorlzed
adopted at the negular. mootlng of the Councll, Aprl1 18, 1960.
Actlon was rltbheltt unttf March 2I, 1960, pendtng Councll study 1n
the lnterln.
RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTIOI{ N0. 15-60 nResolutlon of Governl ng; Botly of the Clty of
Bue llngane Requestlng County Clerk of Sen Mateo County to Render
Speclfled Electlon Setrrrlces Pursuant to Sectlon 9485 of tbe 813
Electl,ons Coden wes lntroduced by Councllraan Morgan rrho moved ltsadoptlon, soconded by Councllman Byrd and unanlmously canrled onnoll eall of members .
OBDfNANSES - Conslderatlon thereof:
OFD fl{ANCE N0. 7O9 An Ordlnance Cal1l ng a Speclal Electlon ln theCity of Burllngane for t ho Purpose of Submlttlng to the Electons
A neno ftom the Clty Manager, dated Febr"uary 25, 1960, advlsedthat Mor:rls L. Daley, Contractor, has complotod tbe c onstructlon
on the Ltbra:ry AddLtlon and. that through an lnadvert€nt error,
the speclflcatlons stlpulatod that a twenty-flvs percent, rathe:r
than a starralard ton percent of the contract prlc€ bo wlthheld fcathfu.ty-flva d.ays follorlng the conplotlon.
Councllman I',lorgan noveat that ths Councll concur ln the recommenda tl onof the Clty Manager that the contracton be nelmbunsed, less tenpercent of th6 contract prlcs, ln confor.mity rlth modern practlcc,
seconded by Councllman Rooth and unanlmous Iy cam16d.
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of sald Clty Cer:taln Proposltl ons fon Incurrlng a Bondod Indebt-
€dness of Sald City for the Acqulsltion, Constructlon and
CorplotLon of Certeln Municlpal Iraprovement s ln Separate Groups,
Each Group Incl uttlng 0n1y One ObJect, Consolldatlng Saitl ltrunt c lpa1Electlon rlth thE Genoral. Munlclpal ElectLon to be Eeld ln SalalClty on Aprll 12, 1960; Flxlng the Date of Sald SpecLaI Electlon;
Prw ldlng for tho Manner of Holttlng the Same; and Provldlng fe
Notlce lltre reof t ras glven Lts second readLng and on motion of
Counc llman Byrd, seconded by Councllman Morgan, sald o rrdlnancc
passed lts second neadlng and vas adopted by tho follorlng vote:
Ayes : Courcllmen! B]rrd-Johnson-ld@ gan-Rooth-?hayerFoos: Councllmen: None
Absent Councllrenl None
UNFINISHfD BUSINESS
1 OFF-STREET PANKING DTSSRICT
Councllman Rooth, Chalnmar5 Councll 0ff-Streot Parktng CommLttee,
Ln c ommant Lng on the pr.oposel subnlttod by the englnaenlng firrnof Wl1sey, Ilarn & Blain to assist the ctty ln the establlshmont ofan Off-Stroet Pa::klng Dlstrlct, advlsod of hls preference for a
mo r€ conservatlvo plan thaa that submittetl. The Clty Manager waa
roqu.osted to arrange for. a confenence wlth tho onglneenlng flrm
1n the near futuro.
I{EW BUSINESS
1. CO}{PLAINTS OF ITOOVER AVEI{UE RESIDENTS
2. RXPORT ON PREMISES 1532 HCffiARD AVB{I'E R EQUESTED
3. CURRENT AND PROPOSD BO}IDED TIIDEBIM}TESS OF C ITY
Councllman Mongan advlsod of Lrls recelpt of c orunrnl catl ons flpomresldents on Hoover Avonue c orpi.alning of a contlnulng condltlonas the result of water and debrls accu.uarlatlon withln tbat area.
Tho Clty Englneer was roqu6sted to conduct a complete lnvestlgatLon.
At th6 nequest of Councllrnan Mo r.gan, the CLty Ltanager was requestetlto submlt a full report on the results of an lnvestlgatlon conductedon the pnemlses at 1552 Eowand Avenuo, pantlculanly wlth referonceto tho health and safety of the pub1lc.
?he Clty Managolr advlsed that a report from Elrnest A. Illlson,Attorrrey, lndlcated that the Cltyts prrposed $665rOOO GeneralObllgatlon Bond Issue was conducLve to a favonable narketlng ofthe bonds. An €stlmated tax ln the forthconlng Bond Issue was
submltted as follows:
Purpose
Po11c6 Bulldlng
F1l:6 BulldlngArt Contor Butld lng
Englneerlng But1il1ng
Amount
$a4o,ooo.oo
175r 0OO. OO
19O, OOO.O0
60,0O0. OO
Rate pen $1oo
$ .0255
.or71
.0186
.0059
or e total of sl.x and one-half cents per. $1OO.OO assessed valuatlonto the taxpayer should the lssues be successfully voted upon. The
Clt5r Manager advLsed ttrat a ornpleto s chedule and roport fnoml&. Wl1son 1s avallab1e for further Lnfornatl on.
4. POLICE COM{EI'IDED
Refonsnce was made by Counc llman Byrd to tho recent publlctty
cocmordlng Patnolnan James Case for hLs effort ln locatlng a
etolen bicycle for a y oung boy.
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5. KAY ETLIS vs. CITY 0F BURLINGAME
PROPOSED PURCHASE PARK ROAD PANK]NG LOT
Mombers of tho CouncLl concurr€d in a recommendatLon suggestod. by
Councllman Morgan that consldonatLon bo glven to the purchase of aparklng lot on Pa:: k Road, opposlte ths Clty IIaIL, on an lnstallmentbasls, operated. by tho City as a mrnlclpal Off-Str€ot ParklngfaclIlty and consldcned funthe? fon 1nc1uslon wlthln the propossd
Off rSt:reet Parklng Dlstrlct ProJect.
IIIVITATION TO TOUR AIR DEIENSE MXSSIIE BASES
Mayor Johnson announced necelpt of an lnvltatlon f:pom tho 40th
Artl11e:ry Brlgad6, Ilnlted States A:!'rqf Afu Dofonse CorLnand, FortBarry, Callfornla, to t ou:: the natLonls ain dof€nse mlsslle basesln thros W€stotn States. Mobe::s of the Councll necomonded. thatthe Mayor accept the lnvltatlon and upon her return, to submlt a
cl-alm for expondltr.res.
ADJOURNMENT
The rmetlng iras thoreaf ter regularly ad Jou::ned at 5 :50 p. n.
Respectfu].ly submlttod,
IlEClty Cled(
APPRO\TD !
CEARLOTTE
Mayor
SON
3t3t
In reply to Councllman Roothts request concernlng the c ourtlltlgatlon, Kay EII1s vs. Clty of Burll.rrgarm, tho City Attornoy
advlsed that tro actlons are c urnently pendlng ln tho courts andlt ls not anttclpatod tbat the lssue shall be r.esolved ln the near
future .