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Burllngame ,
May 15,
CaIlf or"nl a
1950
A- reguran mect,lng of the Bur.rlngame clty counctl was held on the abovegl.ven- date. Meetlng oa1led to onden at-8:00 p.m., - Mayon Mongan inthe Chalr.
PI.EDGE OF AT.TEGTANCE
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Morgan, on behalf of the Clty Councll, presented CouncilmanCharlotte Jobnson rrlth an enscrlbed gavel as a token of appreclatj.onfon her outs tandlng senvLce as Chal r"man of the Boar:d and rT ayor: ofthe Clty of Bu:rllngame, Apnl1 L9t9 - Ap:rl1 19501 and presented
Councllman Joseph II. Lorenz rrlth e Badge of Offlce. Members of theCouncll thereaftor lntnoduced thelr nespectlve fEnllies who were Ln
attendance.
PROPOSED OBJECTIVES FON COMING EAE
Mayon Mongan, Ln pnesentlng a composlte of the thlnklng of the Councl1,stated that the maJon obJectlve for. the fonthcomlng ye ar: was tonslntaln the Ctty of Bunllngame as a fine cormunlty rlth a htghquaLlty of servlce et a mlnlmrm tax r.ete.
Iilayor Mongan nead excerpts from nowspapen artlcles recltlng theelectlon platfora of Counclhaen-elec t r obsenvlng that in pr'lnclpIe,
each of the succesaful caadldates w€tne lntenested ln the beautlflcattonof the Clty, a long nange plannlgg pnogren, the establlshnent of anoff-stne€t parklng factllty and "pnog:ress Hlth cconomy." Mayon
nMorgan stated the deslre of Councll to "hold the tar rate thls year."
Mayon Mogan lauded the clty employees, the depar:trnent heads and theClty Managen, str:esslng the lnportanco of end lnvltln8 all to utl1lzethe servlces of the Offlco of the Clty llanagen.
The 6hafu. advlsed that the Councllr ln the neer future, strall conslder"
an allocatlon of funds to per.nlt nrembers of tho var.loug conmrlsslons to
panticlpate ln functlons of other eltles and the delegatlon of a
socretery to record and to tr:enscnlbe mLnutse of sald commlsslons.
The Mayon suggested that the pollcy of schedullng Jolnt Pank and
Recreatlon CormLsslon meetLngs be contLnued and that a representatlon
from th€ Parkr the Recreatlon, the ILaaIth & Safety and th€ Plannlng
ConmlssLon and tbe Llb:rary Boand, be selected fnom among the memben-
shlp to attend each meotlng of the Councl1.
Mayor. Morgan c ontlnued speaking on the subJect of comml-sslons, statlngthat the Councll 1s hopeful thet the Civl1 Servlce Rules and Regulatlons
w111 be revlsed to confonm to nodern pnocedure and that the Plannlng
CoramLsslon shall glve serlous study to the r:evb lon of the zonlng
Iaws of the Clty and to plannlng ln general. Mayon Morgan advlsed
tbat the Councll w111 also consider: the advlsablllty of delegatlng
admlnlctratLve power:s to the consultant of the Plannlng Corsrlsslon.
At rond from the Chaln all ln the Councll Chomber anogc and nere 1ed
fn the Pledgo of -AJ.leglanc€ to the Flag by Burlingamo Boy Ssosf,s 6lanerloan, Troop No. 57.
NOLt CAI,L
hesent - Corxrctlmen: Byr.d-Johns on-Lor:enz -Morgan-Boo tb
Absent - Councilnen: [one
PRF.SENTAIIONS
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Obtaln deed pnomlsed to the Clt
canyon pnoperty for r.ecneatlona
3.Selectlon of Clvlc Center Slte
yo1a f Bunllngame for the acqulsltlon of
rea;
5.Extenslon Mar.co PoIo Way
Proposed shen ner Pollce Statlon Ls eonstructed, to raze pollce squad
noom and convert pnopenty lnto off street parklng faclltty;
8. Support to Burllnqame Chamber of Comnence , etc.
Councll hss lndLcated lts deslne to suppont the activltles of ttre
Burllngame Chamben of Conuner.ce, the Burllngamo Plaza Assoclatlon and
the 'Bnoadray Development Assoclatlon. On the subJect of the latten,
Mayon Mongan advised that an appropt late por"tlon of parkj.ng meter
nevenuBs Hill be allocated to lmpnove parklng facllltles ln Br"oadray;
q. Nqr Co4t:rqct fof 9qrden letfUp Qefflqe
Ner contnact wlth the San r{sgeg County Scavenger Company proposes
a garden trlnmlngs ptekup servlce (ellmlnatlng rubblsh) fon clty-wlde
coverago, lncludlng the Ml1ls Estater Burl lngv l err Terrace r etc.
Mayor Mor:gan advlsod that the C-tty of Burllngame neceives deficlencypolnts fi:om the Board of Flre Urderrn:l-ter.s for such hszands as r.ubbLsh
1n al1eys, etc., and unged the cltlzens to cooper.ate by removlng debrls
and rubbLsh to the munlclpal dr.mp;
10. Traffic Contnol lnpf- qementC
Conslderatlon of ways end means to lmprove t::aff lc contnol on Broadway,
Burllngane Avenue end Ro11lns Road;
l-1. Ner Revenue Sources
lnstructlons to Clty Msnager to lnvestlgate neu sourcen of nevenue fonclty etcluding the adoptlon of a clty sales ter; end
The Cha 1r" Iauded the per:sonn61 asslgned to tho 0ffice of the Clvl1
Defense and unged the publlc to becone acqualnted wlth the terem"clfll d€fenso" and 1ts functlons, partlculanly ln vler of thadlstunblng n6ws €maaat lng fron the B1g Four Confenence Ln Par'ls r fuance.
The followlng obJectivea were outllned by Mayor Mongan for the fo::th-
comlng ter.m:
1. Declarlng pnesent drnp anea as a pank area
As the Ctty ls belng forced to oper.ate and malntaln the dump to conformto the U. S. Apqy Conps of Englnee:rs t nequfu'ments, 1t ls pnoposed to
declanc the dunp ar6a aa a perk and necr:eatlona1 anea;
2. Removal of Conponatlon Yar"d to Clty hlnp Anea and
Pr.oposed to se1I valueble Clty HaII and Corporatlon Yard propertl€s for.parktng facllttles and lndustnlaL pu:rposes r:espectlvelt;
h. AcoulsltLon Canyoa propenty
Clty of San PnancLsco heg lndlcated lts rtLllngnees to Srant right ofray prlvlleges fot! the use of lts property Ln the at oa for the
extenslon of Marco Polo Uay to pnovlde an addlttonal sccess to the
l{111s Estate;
6. Pub1lc Wo:rks Bulldlnc
ller facLlltLes a necesslty due to p:resent unsafe end lnad€guate bulldlng;
7. Raze PoLlce Souad Roon
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Clty proposes to cooporato and pey proportlonate
parklng dlstnlct expenditunes but cltlzens urgeddlstnlct.
].2. Off Street Parklnc
The Clty Attonney nas thereafter :requestedleglslatlon reservlng the dunp anea es a pe
sharne of off s tneetto establlsh the
prepare approPr'18te
snd recneatlonal anea.
The negulan onder of buslness was thoreafter. nesumed.
MI}IUIES FNEWOUS MEETII{G
The ndnutes of the pnevLous meetlng of May 2, 1960, as gubNrltted toCouncll wene unanlmously approved and adopted on raotlon of CornclLmanRooth and seconded by Councllman Johnson.
COMI{UNICATTONS
1. ARCHI1ECIS FE: POLICE AND FIRE STATIONS
A communlcstlon dated Mey 13, 1960, was r€coived from the Clty Manager,
submitting a 11st of ar.chltects who have axpressed theln Lntenest lnbelng retalned for the deslgn of a nerr pollce s tatlon andr/on a newflre s tatlon. The Clty Managen advlsed thet an anelysls w111 be
submitted to Councll at the Next meetlng. The corrnunlcatLon ras
acknowledged and placed on flle for futune refer:ence.
2. U. S. ARI.fT ENGINEMS RE: DUUP OPERATION
A communlcatlon dated May 13, 1!50, nas rocetved fnora tbe Clty Manager.,
nepontlng furthen on the ::eguest of the U. S. Ar<ny Engl-neera that theClty refraLn fr.om placlng nubbish 1n the navlgable uat€rs of the Bayulthout peralt. It was suggested by the City Manager that the Aprry
Engineens be advlsed that (1) durp tng rr111 be dlscontlnued tenporarlly;\2) that the southenn embankment w111 be compaced and covered andthat (3) an appllcatlon wtl1 be presented to 1nsta11 elthen e fenclngettached to p11es ot to e::ect a tuud levee ar:ound a pontlon of Clty
pr operty.
Reguested by the Chaln to nender e yorbal report, th6 Clty Manage:rottllned the pr.oposed cou:pse of actlon ln none detall and advised thatet a necent study meetlng, Councll announced lts lntentlon to declane
the dunp slte propenty as a pank aad reere:tl,oaal erea.
l,layor Mor.gan appointed Councllman Byr.d to reprosont the Counci.l on
matter:s pertaJ.n!.ng to the dunp anea and to confen wlth the Ctty UaDAge!..
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3 RENEWAL GARDEN PICKUP SER TICE CONTRAC1
the
ommunicatlon fpom the Clty Manager r dated May l3t ]-95O t advlsed that
arden Cuttlng Pickup Service Contnact, cover:nlng the collectlon fon
entlre clty has been pnepar"ed fon accoptance by Councll resolutlon.
Ac
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The Clty Manage:: advlsed that a fonmula, based on populat lon and wage
rates and has been lncor.ponated lnto the contract st an lnerease 1n
cost from $1rooo to {P1r7b0 per month.
The Chalr advlsEd that through negotlatlons rlth tbe Contnacton, a
conpronlge w:s reached rhereln the contnact provldes for e complete
clty-wlde senvlce for: the collection of Sarden cllpplnts excluslve1y.
CouncLlnan Rooth the:reaften lntroduced and moved the adoptlon of
RES OLUIIOI.I NO. 3l+-50 trAuthonlzlng the E(ecutlon of aa &g?eoment Wttb
the San Mateo County Scavenger Conpany, a Callfqrnla Conporatlon, For
the CollectLon and Dlsposal of Gar"den Cuttlngs wtthln ths 'Ctty of
Bunllnganrcrr seconded by Councllman Jobnson and unanlmofs Iy carrled on
r:ol1 caLl of membens.
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I+. SY:DtrEY PTOTTEL EE: SWN4UTNG POOL PERMIT
A cormunlcatlon dated May 1L, 1960, ras r.eeelved from I{r. sydney
P1otte1, 110 Elm Avenue, Bunllngame, reguestlng an audlence gtth
the Clty Councll concernlng .an appllcatlon for: a srlmring pool
permlt.
Mn. P1ottel, ln attendanco, and upon lnvLtatlon of the Cha1r., advlsedthat because of th6 pecullar. topography of hls 1ot, plans for theconstructlon of a swlnmlng pool vlolated provlslons of th€ ondlnance.l{r. Plottel edvLsed that he xes pnoparlod, horever, to provLde adcquatesafety reasurss
Questloned by tbe Councll, the Ctty Att-orney t elatod a prlo:r occasion
1n whlch suggestlons wene advanced to Mr. Plottel.
Followlng a bnlef dlscusslon, Mn. Plottel requested penmlsslon topresent an altennate plan and weg advlsed that lf hls pnoposal meets
code nequlr6ments, 1t was not necessery to apply to the Clty Csuns!1.
EEARI}IG - DTRECTIONAL STGIT . IIYATT HOUSE
Cyr.us J. l{cM11lan, Attonney, nepresenting the appllcants appeallng
the decislon of the Plannlng Commlsslon fon the constnuctlon of adfu.ectlonal sign to adveltlse nEyATT HoUSEn r:eques ted and was gnanted
an extenslon untlL the next negular meetlng, June 5, 1950.
RESOTUTIONS
RESOLUTION ilO. 35-60 ,A ppr.ovlng Vetcran Bond Act of 1960rt wag lntr.oduced
secondod by Councllman Booth endffianJohnson,
unaalmously can::ied on ro11 caI1.
ORDINANCES - fntnoductlon of:
0RDINANCE N0. ?13 ItAn O3dlnance Amendln
Clty of Burllngame By Addlng Ther.eto e
g the Ordlnance Code of the
New Sectlon L222.23 Llmltlng
the Panklng of Vehlclcs on Palona Avenuo Betreen B:roadway and
Car.ncllta Avenue " ues lntroduced by Councllman Rooth and glven 1ts
f 1t!st roadlng.
A commnnlcatlon addregged to Councllman Lorenz t dated May 13r 1960, was
read fnom Dan R. Love, Jp., thanklng CouncLlman Lor.enz for r"ecornrrendlng
h!.s appolntment &s a Plannlng Cormlssloner. and reques tlng that hls
name be wl thdr"awn. The cornmunicatlon was :recelved fon ft1lng.
llone
NEII{ BUSINESS
1. Pnoposed Conralttee to Study Clvlc Center" Slte
Cor:ncl1nan Rooth proposed the name of Mr.. John J. Cannon, 1121 Dufferln
Avenue, Bunllngaae, to serve et such tlme as a comrlttec nay be
eppolnted to conduct a aurv6y to provlde a clvle center! ln the City
of Bu:r1lngame.
2. Volunteens huded
Councllman Byr.d expressed hls apprectation to the flve gentLemen
offer:lng to serve as membens of the Planntng Cormlsslon and the manne rln rhich they prescnted themselves at a recent Councll Lntenvlew.
Cormcllman Byr.d fu:rther expr.essed appr:eclatlon to Councllman Johnson
fon the excellent manner ln rhlch *he penfor.med her dutles as CheLr.nan
and Mayor tbe past year.
3.Dan R. Love, Jn. r:€: Corutrlsslon candldacy
I'NFINISEED BUSINESS
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l+.Appo lntment s to Conmlsslons:
(a) Reoreatlon Comrlsslon
Mayon Mor"gan submltted the name of James fi. Co11lng,
Avenue, as a memben of tho Recneatlon Connlsslon andras theneaften unaninrous ly c onf lr:ned.
(b) Eealth & Safety Cornaigs lon
1132 Bslboa
the appolntment
The name of Wm. J. McClel-Ian, 18OO Ray Dr'lve, nes submltted by Mayon
Morgan as a member of the Ecelth & Safety ComnlssLon. The appolntment
was unanlnously conf Lr.med.
(c)Plannlnq C ommlssLon
Mayor" Morgan announced the transfen of Fnank Clstu1ll, L6hl+ Lassen
Way, fnom the Eealth & Safety Comnleslon to membenshlp on the
Plannlng CoranlsgLon. The appolntment ras unanlmous Iy confLrmed.
5. uale!4elll postrn&glgrs on tlseg
ADJOURNMENT
The meetlng ras theneaften regular'ly ad Jou::ned at 9:35 p.m.
Respec tful1y s ubmlt te
AP
CLAI}4S
clalms, Nos. 350?-3679, ln the totar amount or $285,o88.76, !iay, 1950,
duly audlted, rore appr:oved on mottoD of Councllman Rooth, secondod
by Councllman Byrd and unanfinous Iy earnled.
PAYROLL
Speaklng-on the sub;ect of Bunlingame srponsorod nl,lttlo Le ague
Basebal1" Uayor ongan u:rged the merchants to encou:rage the ro:rthy
youth proJect by purchas Lng space fon adventlsenents posted at the
baseball park.
Uar:nants, Nos. 611+9-5574, ln the total uount of t?8'l+20.[8, Aprl1,
1960, rene unan!.mous Iy approved on motlon of Councllman Rooth std
seconded by C ouncllman Lonenz.
ACKI{OWLEDGII{ETTS
The Chak acknoyledged the p:resence of Evenett Klndlg, Chalrman,
Plannlng Cormlgslon, Russell Mrrpby e Chalnman, Par"k Cornnls s lon,
Edlth Cobendot, Prssl6ent, LlErary Boand, John Mackesy, Chalrrran,
Recreetlon Conrrlsslon md Lee Lancagtenr Chal:rman, Pno Tempore r
Clv11 Servlce Comnlss lon.
L. B. I{ORGAN,YOR
I{ERBERT K. WHfTE' Clty Glenk
}layor Morgan cal1ed attentlon to th€ unlanful postlng of reaL €stete
slgna on Eucalyptus tnees and lrefcrned the rtatter: to tbe City
Manager..
6. Llttle teague Baseball
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