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Burllngame, Cal-lfornLa
0ctober 21, 1959
CALL TO ORDER
A regular meetlng of the Burllngane CI-ty Council was he1d
above date. Meetlng called to order at 8:OO p.m. - Mayorln the Chah.
on t rro
Jorin son
ldayor Joi:nson announcedheld on the third Mondayofficials to attend tiie
Fran ci sco.
trle m6etlng of ti€ Clty Councll regularly
scheduled for tnis date to permlt Clty
that
was
League of iilunicl pall tl e s Conference Ln San
PI.'DGE OP ALLE}IANCE
At word frcm the Chair, all ln tire CouncLl Chanber arose and. gave ti=
Pledge of AJ-legiance to the F1ag.
ROLL CALL
Present -
Absent
Councllman Byrd, having advlsed of a
delay his appearance, was excused on
seconded by Councllman Thayer.
Councl lmen: Johnso n-Morgan -R oo th-Tlrayer
Councllmen: Byrd
previ ous commltment nhtch might
motlon of Councllnan Rooth,
TIINUTES FREVIOUS I{EETING
The minutes of t.]e prevlous meetin.g of october 5,to Councl1, wore unanlmous 1y approved arrd ado pted
man Morgan and seconded by Councilnran Thayer.
1959, as submltted
on moti on of Councll-
IIEARINGS
Mayor Johnson announced that a publlc hearlng scheduLed for thls date
on trre intended abandonnrent of an easernnt for sewor pur?oses overtr:e rear portlons of Lots L, 21 3, 23, 24, Bur:L Lngame Park Subdlvlslon
No. 5, would be contlnued, pending receLpt from the property owner oftlre requlrod Iegal docurents.
2. EEqUEST TO OPERATE PARKII'iG LOT PRI},NOSE ROAD AT DOHi,'IELLY AVE.DENTED
Mayor Johnson announced that thls was the tirre andto contlnue a pubIlc bearlng on an appeal fron thening Cora.'nJ.s sl on denying to Waflace C. Clarke a uselot at Primree Road ard Donnellv Avenue.
tr re place scheduled
decl si. on of the PIan-permlt for a parklng
l,{ay or Johnson acltnovrledqed the presence of }r1r. Clar{re and questloned
whether he u.L shed to enlarge upon tne presentatLon made at the neotlngof 0ctober 5, 1959.
I{r. Clarke replled in the negatirre and volunteered to submlt tonuestlcning by members of the Councl1.
Upon lndlcatlon by Councll ttrat t:rere were no questlons to be dlrectedto lllr. Clarke, l,ilay or Johnson lnvited comnents--pro or con--from thoseln attendance.
I'lo one apoearlnil to speak, a motion was lntroduced by CounciLnan
Morgan tlrat tne City Councl"l concur ln the action ol t0e Plannlng Com-
mLsslon and t:re appeal be denied. Llotion seconded by Councilman
Rootil ard carl-e d unanlmously by vote of nrs mbers present.
{)Aata)
Acknowledgment vra s roade of the followlns corrnunlcatlons addressed
to the Clty Councl1, coples of w,rlch wer:e flrrnished mer.,ib ers prlor
to t.)ls date: Plsrlnlng Comrnisslon suggested ::estrlctlons to be
lmposed upon the parklng lot operatlon (dated October 15, 1959); The
Dovntown Burllngarre lerchants Assoclatlon, slgtred by Charles Gfnoerer,
',ti ce -Pres ident ln llharge of Reta11 Sales Promotlon, Ln p:'otest to
the appllcatlon, datod October 16, 1959 ! Clty ilanager report, dated
October 16, 1959; 40 petitlons, dat6d October 16, 1959, slgrEd by
indlvldual Burl ingane nronchant s, ln oppositlon.
The he arlng was tlEreafter declared conclude<i.
COM],{UNTCATI ONS
1 ORDTNANCE TO PROVIDI] FIRE DEPARTI'E}]{T JOB CLASSIFICATION SRILL
T{ASTER'I
A letter from tile Clty Manager dated 0ctober 15, l-959, srbmltted,
and reconnrended for Councll adoptlon, an ordinance to provlde for
classlflcation and compensatlon of aDrlIl Mastern ln tlre Fire Depart-
asnt.
CouncL l-man Morgan introduced for ilrst readlng ORDTNANCE NO. 7O4 , "AnOrdinance Arcndlng Tho Ordinence Code of The Clty of Burl ingane By
Adding the Job ClassifLcatLon of br1]] Masterr to Divlslon f of
Sectlon 825 .of Said Code And Provldlng for The Compensatlon of Sald
Classif Lcatlon of trDR111 Master.rt
2. LEGTSLA'!'IO}I ENACTED RE TRAF"FIC STGNAT MOlFTCATION.(Et Camlno- ,letol, Clpr1es q, jltmlos 9, BeXgwelgd
A letter from t:]e Clty lanager alated October 15, 1959, advised that
expendLture of Gas Tax Funds to alter trafflc slgnals, as an aldln lmpr.ovlng trafflc condLtlons at t,re fivo-way Lntersectlon of E1
Camino Real , Carol, Cypr.ess and Bayswater Avenues and Prlmose Road,
requLres executlon of a supplemental memcrr andum of agreenEnt vrlt h the
State Dlvlg.on oi Hlghways and recommended passage of the necessary
Re so lutl on.
RIlSotuTroN N0. 92-59 "Ado pting Budget And Approvlng First Supple-
nenta1 Llemoran dum ol Agreement for Expendl h.rre of Gas Tax Allocationfor MaJor Clty Streetstr rvas introduced for passage by CouncLlman
MorEan, secondeci by Councllman Rooth and unanl.mously camled on the
fo llowing r.oll call vote:
AYES: CoUNCIL].IEN: Joimson-Ilorgan-Rooth-Thay6rNG;S: CO-UNCI IMEN: None
ABSri'iT COUi'iCILMEN: Bfrd
3. TENTATTVE }IAP ,EL SIIANTTO ACRES NO. 2 SUBDIVISION" ACCE},TED
A conmunlcatlon dated October 15, 1950, advlsed, that the Plannlng
Commissl.on by a unsnlmous vote approved the Tentative Map of E1
Quanito Acres Subdlvis lon No. 2, a resldentlal deveJ.oprent frontlng
on El- Prado Road, off Summlt Dr:l ve, and recomnended acceptarrce bythe Clty CounciL. Tbe letter also ad'rised. that tire map was approvedby the Clty Englneer and the PJ-annlng Advisor.
A letter dated October 16, 1959, was read. from t:re Clty iilanager con-currlng ln the recomr:Endatlon of the Plannlnc Comnission.
Corrnellman Morgan introduced a motion that tne Council concur ln the
reconrendatlon of the Planning CommLsslon and the Clty lJlanager.
ldotion secondeded by Councllnan Root i and unanlmously carried on voteol merrbers present.
4 PdRSONAL INJURY CIAIM JoSEPH E. EASTi,'AI{ REJECTED
A recommendatlon frtom tno. City lilallager dated October 15, 1959,a cl-aim Ln the amount of $5OO.OO, filed by Joseptr E. Eastnari,personal lnjuries a11eged1y d.ue to a faI1 on a Clty streot, berejected and t-ie lnsurance carrier so notlfied, was concurredmotlon of Councilman Llorgan, seconded by Councl lman Rooth and
unanlmously carried on 1,ote of membors present.
thatfor
ln on
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5. CALIF'OR}IIA JOCKEY CI,UB TO HONOR CITY OF BIIRLINGAilIE
A letter recelved by ideyor Johnson dated October 15, 1959, frlom theCaflfornia Jockey C1ub, Inc., extended an lnvltation to Cit'r Off i-clals
to partlcipate ln festi.rities honorLng ths Clty of tsurl ingame to be
held at Bay Ileadows Race Course, San Mateo, on Saturday, November 14,
1959. Tho communlcatlon advlsed that on tnat date tie BurI lngame
Handlcap Feature Race *dl1 be rrrn and requested that a younE lady be
selected to represent the Clty and nake pres€ntation of a SlLvor
Trophy to the winning oeners.
At Councllman Thayerrs suggestion, and Councl 1 concurrence, the Clty
Clerk was requested to contact iMlss Burltngime of 19590'., to represent
tae Clty.
RESOTUTIONS
1. llnactment of a Resolutlon DLrectlng Givlng Notlce Of Proposod
Annexatlon of UcMll-lan Property was contlnued upon ad.vlce from the
Clty Attorney tnat the englneers engaged ln preparlng t ire property
boundarles have dlscovered that revlslons may be necessarTr ln thelegal descrlptl ons.
2. RESOLUTIOI{ NO. 93-59 , prepared by the f lrn of Klrkbrlde, Ir,'l1son,
HarzfelEt & tTal1ace, attorneys, iApprovlng Certiflcate Of Completod
Work For Payrrnt Mll}s Estate No. 15 and Ml11s Estato No. 17i was
lntroduced for passage by Councllman Morgan upon favorablo rocom-
mendatlon from t ire City Ennineer. Motlon seconded by Councllman
Rooth and unani.mously carrled on the follolring noll cal-I vote:
AYES: COUNCItI\m,I: Johnson-llorgan-Rooth-Thayer
NOES: COUIICILl'&lN: None
ABSENT CO]TNCILMEN: Byrd
ORDINA}ICES
I. ORDfNAI'ICE N0. 7O5 tAn Ordlnance Chan ging The Name idaynard Road
to Cowan Road'was
man ilooth.
lntroduced for flrst reading on motlon of Councll-
ANIiOI'NCEI.,TENTS
COUI{CIL STUDY SESSI0]I SC}{mULirD NOVEI'!B]jR 13, 1959
The Chalr announced tlrat t-re Clty Councll w111 meet ln study sesslon
on I'rlday, November f5, 1959, at '7aW p.m., in the Co'ancil Chambers.
2. I]NITED NATIoNS DAy, oCToBER 24, 1959
Mayor Johnson announced that ln celebration of Unltod llations Day,
Saturday, october 24, 1959, a proEram w111 be held on that date 1n
toe Councll Chambers, City IIaI1, commenc;ng at 1l:OO a.m. The Clty
ldaneger was reguested to arrange wlth the Fire Departrcnt and the
Chamber of Commerce for a speclal dLs play of the E[ag throughout the
Cl ty.
None
NElil BUSINESS
1. PUBLfC HBARfNG SCHEDULID TIrO-HoUR PARrfNG, 11OO BL0CI: PALCIIA AVi.
TIle Chalr roported rece:pt of a petitlon from property ownors rgqu€st-
lng that a two-hour parklng llmltatlon be lm,)osed on the 11OO Rlock
of PaLoma Avenue, between Carmellta Avenue and Broadvrali. r and
announced t})at the matter has been scheduled for pubtlc tt arlng at
the reguJ-ar meeting of toe City Councll, November 2, 1959.
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Acknowledgrent was made by tne
ard Safety Comnlsslon, Octobar
Septembor meotlng.
minutes recelved fron the lleaLttr
and Rocreatlon Cornmlsslon,
Chair of
roo e t ln,3,
3. REPORT OF NUISAHCE FROI{ BASEBALIS BURLTNGATTiE VILI,AGd PI,AYGROUND
Councll-man lilorgan stated that Mr. P. R. Gannon, 1536 Eastmoor Road,
rryhose home abuts the Burllngame rJlllage playground, has complalnedthat toe fence on the p1a yground property has not been suffl:lently
lncreased Ln height to provent baseball-s fnom landlng in hls yard and
has requested that nBasures be taken to correct the sltuatlon.
The natter was refer.red to the Clty l*lanage r lor lnvestlgatlon.
4. DONNELLY AVEI{UE ONE-WAY STREET STATUS TO RE TNVESTTGATIi]D
Councllman lvlorgan stated that the re harle been somo comrent s made col-
cering the use of Donnelly Avenue as a one-way street, and the pos-
slbLlity of ellrdnatinq tlils restricti on, and, at hls request, the
metter sas referreC to the Clty Mena.:er for lnvestlgatlon.
5. DESIGNATTON 0F PAIOI,IA AVENUE AS OliE-tJAY STREET To BE IIWESTIGATED
Councl f nnan Rooth refer.red to the use of laloma Avenuo as a one-way
str.eet and questioned the praetlcablllty of this deslgnatlon 1n the
section north of Broadway, where an accommodation parklng lot for
shoppers ls located. Councllrnan aooti) stated that the Iot 1s rarely
used to f u11 capacity, apparentLy due to tI1e inconvenlence created
by trafflc restrL cti ons.
The matter. was refer:red to the CLty Manager for lnvestlgatlon.
FROl,l TiiE FLOOR
1. Charlos Gfroerer, 1n behalf of tae Dountown Burlingame ivlerchantsAssociation, acknowledgod wlth app:.eclatlon Councll r s actlon denylngthe appllcatlon for valldatlon parking on ti:e prop€rty 1."pted at
Prlr@ose Road and Donnel ly Avenue.
2. Robert Corne11, attorney rotalned Ln the matt€r of the appeal onthe apartnent house varlance, Arc Vrlay and El Camlno, advised thet aconfllct ln appolntrents w111 prevent hls appearance untl l- approxl-
mately 9:5O p.n. on the date of tho publlc hearing, and requostedthat the hearinq be schoduled after that hour.
May or Johnson assured that the 'lounclf would endeavor as far as cos-slble to comply vrith the reouest.
CTA IilIS
Clalms, Nos. 2534-25O1 , Month of October, duly audlted, ln the totaL
sum of $5461499.91, wore approved. and waryants ordened drawn on ttr eClty TroasurT, ln thelr respective amounts, on motlon of Councll-manThayer, seconded by Councllrnn Rooth and unanimously carried.
PAYROLL
Payroll warrants Nos. 3771-4172, In tne amount of $75,39O.95, for tho
morr !h of September, 1-959, were approved on mot lon of Councllran Thayer,
seconded by Councllman liooth and unanlmously carrled.
ADJOURNMIT,IT
Th€ neetlng was re:ruLarly ad Journe d at 8:26 p.m.
Respectfully s ub mlt ted,
APPROVED:
erber.t
Clty
P_i--
Clerk