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Burllngame, Callfonnia
April 2O, 1959
CALL TO ORDER
A regular meotlng of the Burllngame Clty Councll was hel-d
glven d ato. ldeo tlng call-ed to ordor at 8:OO p.m. - Iilayorsthe Chalr.
on the above
Johnson in
PI.EDGE OF AI,LEGIANCE
At word from the Chalr af1 Ln the Council Chamber arose and gave the
Plodge of Al-le alanco to the FLas.
ROLI CALL
Present - Councilnen:
Absent - C ouncl lmen:
INTROX['CTTONS
Byrd - Johnson-llor gan-Roo th-Thay er
None
ConstructLon & Englneering Company for a variance from thef the s lgrr ordinanco to permit the erectlon of a temporaryn slEn 12 I x 12t upon property descrlbed as the northeasterlyLot 3, Block 1, fngol-d -i!1t11sdal-e IndustrLaJ- Center.
Mayor Johnson extended a cordlal welcome to al-l- in attendance, intno-
duced her husband, lVill-iam B. Johnson, her daui3hter and son-in-law,
Mr. anl l{rs. Jolrr Howard and two granddaughters, Lori and Teri, and
acknovrledged a presentation made to her by her daughter, Mrs. i{onard.
In a brlef speech tieat fol-1owed, L{ay or Johnson requested th€ cooperation
and assistance of the Councll members, D€partrent Heads, clty empJ.oyeos
and citlzens of the Ctty of Burl lngame ard expressed th€ hope that the
engi neerl ng-bulldln4 department and the police squad roon may be ro-
nodeled dur{.ng the comlnc year 1n addltlon to the completlon of theproJects thus far in progress. May or Johnson oxpressed. her doslre togerve wlsely arri ln the best interest of the Clty of Burllngame.
May or Johnson ari d Mayor Pro Tempore Thayer eachexpressed thelr eppre-
clatlon to the women 1n the Clty Hal-l- lor the orchld corsages receLved
and vrorn by each on thls occaslon.
IllINtlTES PREVIoUS ir.lETfNG
The minute s of the previous meetlng of Apr{. 1 6, 1959, as submlttod to
membens of the Councll, wero unaninously approved ald adopted on
motlon of Councilrnan Byrd erd seconded by Councllman Rooth.
CITY SAFETY RECORD AGKNO$,,T,EDGED
The p.esence of lrtr. Hsrrf B. Henzl, ExecutLve Speclal Agent, State Com-
pensation fnsurance Fund, was acknowledged and ln turn, IIr. lien.zl pre-
ienbed a check in tho amount of $51566.45, representing a 4o.5fr refund
of t he earned p e nd.um pald dwlng t i:e 1958 pollcy yoar. C ongratul-atl ons
were extended to the Clty of Burl ingame for achl,eving an excellent safety
record durlng thls period. Dlay or Jotrrson accepted the premlum on behalf
of the Clty C ouncl I .
HEARTNG
APPL]CATION S]GN VARIANCE - ASSOCIAT}D CONSTHUCTION CO}IPAI{Y
The Chalto 1e ga1
Assoc l at
pr ovi sl o
r announced that thls w2s the tlne ard place scheduled accordlng
r.eguirem6nt, to conduct a hearing on the appllcatlon of the
od
nso
constructl ocorner of
A communlcatlon fror the Clty Marraqer, dated Aprl1 17, 1959, advlsedthat notlces had been sent to the adJotnlng orvnsrs and that the Councll
may grant tLre varlance and place a lLmlt on its existence.
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There belng no protests received, Councilman Thayer moved that theappllcatlon be granted for a perlod of s1x months, rri th an option
to renew. The motion was seconded by Councllman Rooth and unani-
mously carrled.
COIIT,fUNICATI ONS
1. QnS NEON CoIll.'ANY REQUEST FOR SIGI'I VAtslStE (Hearing l{ay 4, 1959)
2. PINBALL J,{ACHINE ORD]NANCE
A commrnicati on f rr r:r th6 CIW Manager, dated Aprll L7, 1959, advisedof correspondence recelved fronx the Dlstrict Attorney concerni.ng theprohibition of plnball ns.chi.ne s and a report from the Chief of Pol-lce
concurring with the Offlce of the Dlstrict Attorney that said
machlnes be prohlbited rather than reriulatlng then by permit or
license.
It was the reconunerdatlon of the Clty Manager, that the City Courcll
support the Dlstrlct Attorney in his proposed County Ordinalce altd
so advise the Board of Sup rvisors of the Cityts lntention to pass
a simllar ordinance in Burllngame.
CouncL l-man Thayer mor/ ed that the Councl l- concur wlth the re_quest ofthe Board of Supervisors as recomrnended by the Cl tlr Manager, secondedby Councl-lman Rooth.
On t Lle question, Councllman Morgan requested a reply to hls inquirles
concerning the number of pinbalJ. nachi.nes in the city, their location,the r:evenue derived from ficenses, the record of compfaints and. theactlon cther eities shall- take in resconse to the request of theDlstrlct AttorDy.
The City Manager repl-led to the inquiry, stating that the Chlef ofPollce has advlsed that there are no pinbal-I rnachines located withinthe City. The Clty llanager further stated that other cities wlthin
San Matoo County have indlcated approval of uniform }ellslation
and lt was hls r e comnrand.ati on that the Clty of Burf ingame concur.
Counc llnan Morgan stated that in his opinion ani based on the factthat there aFpear s to be no plnball- machines ln tl- e city, the actlon
proposed was unnec€s sary.
A vote on the motion was requested by the Chair andfollov;s: Council-men Byrd, Johnson, Rooth, Thayer,
man Morqan, no.n The motion vras decLared qrrled.
re c ord edtraye tr ard
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3. SAN F'RANCISCO BAY AREA WATER USERS ASSOCIATTON
A commrnicatlon, dated. Aprll 17, 1959, from the City l,{anager, advis66that the recently organizdd San Franclsco Bay Area lYater UsersAssoclatlon has revised l-ts bylaws to provide for a $5O.OO member-shlp fee ard an assessrEnt for pot€ntlal pro jects.
A brief dlscusslon foflowed arrd in repl-y to Councll inqulries, the
Ci.ty Manager ad.vised that the Association has recommended an asses-
sment of SOy' per IOO,OOO cublc feet of water purchased from SanFranclsco to investigate the Sarr Fl.ancisco Vfater Departrnnttsproposed program ard increased water rates.
The City Ivlanager further advised that the proposed assessnent wlllcost the City approximately .$45O.OO in additlon to the amount pre-..,iously authorl zed but not yet paid. It was tLre recom.nendati on ofthe Clty Manager that the Clty of Burl ingame approve the ad.ditionalpaynent from water revenues.
A communicatlon from the Clty irlanager, datecr Aprl1 l-?, 1959r advising
that the QlS Neon Company, on behal-f of Dux, Inc., has requested a
variance fron the sign ordinance, was aeknovrledged and apubllc
hearlng scheduled, aceording to 1egal requlrer,rent, for May 4, 1959.
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Councilman Ryrd ooved that the Councll- concur and that an assessnontln an amount not to exceed $?5O.OO be authorized oxpended from the
Wat6r Fund ln accordance rrith the formula establ-1shed by the Water
Users Assoclatlon. The motlon was seconded by Councll-man Rooth end
unanlmously carrled.
4. REPORT ON CAROLA}I AVENIIE TI{PROVEMENTS
A conmunLcatlon from the City Manager, dated Aprl1 l-7, l-959, advlsedthat a commrnication has been recelved from the Henry J. Kalser
Company, lndicatlng a regatlve attltude toward the Carolan Avonue
lmprovenrent. The City Manager stated that a conf er.ence wlth theKaiser Compsry ls antlclpated withln the next few weeks.
At the re,)uest of the Counc11, the Clty L{anager was lnstructod to
contlnue to pursue the rEtter to determine ways and means to estab-Ilsh an assessmont distrlct.
A communlcatlon, dated Apnl1 17, 1959, was read from the Planning
AdvLsor, submi.tting revlsed portions of the proposed Uniform BulldlngCode. The subject was referred under the headlng of nor<iinancest onthe Co'unci 1 agenda.
CITY II/IAIAGER MEMOS
A memo to Councll from the Clty Manager, dated Aprll 1?, l-959, advlsed
that an ordinance patterned from the Model Traffic Ordinance of the
League of Caflfornia Citles has been prepared by the Clty Attorney
nrhereln the Chlef of Pollce ls g?an ted authorlty to establlsh cnoss-
walks as needed by the Clty. The subJect was r€forred under rrordl-
narrcest on the Councll agenda.
RESOLUT]ONS
RESOLU'IfoN NO. 24-59 trEndorsins the Establishment of the Greeter
Fifiways
-corr"aifteerwas
lntroduced fo r passage on motlon of councllman
Morgan, secondod by Councl lrnan Rooth and adopted unanlmously on rol-I
ca11.
ORDINANCES fntroductlon of:
aLDINANIE _{qr iqq rrAdoptlng By Reference 1958 FditL on of Unlform
Eul1d-i ng doae-TEh Ameidm€nts and Farmerrs Bulletln No. 1658 of the
Unlted States DepartEnt of Agrlculhrre and An6rd lng Arlticle 55 of
the Clty of Burllngame Ordlnance Code and Artlcle 22 ot tir.e City of
Burl- ingame Ordinance Code Establishlng Ru1es, Rogulatlons and Stand-
ards for Bulldlng Constructlon and the Movi, ng of Bulldlngs and Pno-
vldlng Penaltles for the VLolatlon Thoreofi was lntroduced by Councll-
man Rooth for flrst readlng.
ORDfNANCE NO. 689 "An Ordlnance Re pealing Sectlons 608, 609 and 610
of-EEe-Bniffn-game Ord inan co C ode Es tab11s hlng the Flre C omml s sl on,
and Secttons 62O, 621, 622 and 623 Establlshing the Publ1c UtlLltl,es
Commlsslonn was introducod oy Councllman Rooth for first reading.
oRD INANCE N0. 690 rrAn Ordlnance Arrgndl rg Soctlon 1854 of the Burlln-
gerne OrdI-anc e Code by Addlng Thereto Sub -Paragraph 1. Regulatlngthe Placlnq or PostLng of Dlroctlon&l Slgns ln Pub1lc Streets ard
[rlays i was lntroduced for flrst reading by Councllman Byrd.
OEDINANCE N0 . 691 An Ordinance R,:pealing Sectlon 1206 of the Ordl-
nanee lodo of the City of Burl- ingame and Adding Thereto Sectlons 1206.1
to 12O6.4, Both Inclusive, Providing for the Establlshment of Cross-
walks ard Regrrlating Psdestr"ian Crosslng of Publlc Streets'r was
lntroduced for first roading by Councllman ry::d.
5. UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
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oRDINANCE N0. 692 rrAn Ordlnance AIBndLn A tls 0rdlnsrce Code of the
Clty of Burl lngame By Aatd lng Thereto a New Sectlon 1222.20 Prohiblt-
1ng Parktng on the Norther"ly Side-of Broadway Between Rolllns Road
and Calltorr,la Drl-ve on Certain Days and at Certal.n Hourst! was
introduced by Councllman Morgan fbr flnst reading.
Provlding for fntersectlon Stops for Vehlcl-es at tLrc Intersections
of Howard Avenue wlth Park Road and Pritmose Road[ was lntroduced by
Councifman Byrd for flnst reading.
onDINANCE NO. 695 rrAn Or"cinance Arendln g the Ordlnance Code of the
City of Burl lngame By Addlng Thereto New Soctlons 1221.9 and 122].IO
.[IN,E INISHED BI]SXNESS
1. REPORT ON RAY PARK SAF]ETY IM}ROVEMMTTS
A memo to Council, datett Aprll 17, 1959, from the Clty lvlanager, re-
commended the erectLon ol an elpqht foot fence at a cost of $518.96
and the l-nstallatLon of benches at a cost of $51.40 at the Ray Park
Bqseball Flefd. The Clty Manager advlsed that the above prlces
quoted apply for raterlal only and that city nanpower shall provldo
the labor.
CounclLman BJrrd moved that the CouncLl concur, seconded by CounclLman
Rocth and unanlmousl y carrled.
2. REPORT ON REqIIEST T'OR TURI{-OF'L EBAM FREEITAY
A merno to Council, dated April L7, 1959 e from the Clty Manager,
advlsed that the cost to provlde an addLtional t urn-off from the
Bayshcrre Freervay would nender the proJect prohlbltlve to the Clty ofBurlingame. The subJect matter was tabled.
5. PERSoNiIEL - FIREIv1AN CALL BACK COMPENSATToN
A comanrnlcatlon fr.om the Clty Manager, dated Aprl1 17, 1959, advlsod
that representatlves firom the Flre Depantrent have nequested a meetlngwlttr the Clty Coulcll to dlscuss the subJect of componsatory tlne offfor hours that flreren aro called back to duty beyond tlrlr regular
slxty hour week .
The Clty Manager questloned whether the Councll desired to meet wLth
the firemen prior to the presentatlon of the budget or if not, thematter may be consldered ln preparation of the budget.
ltlembers of the CouncLl concurred LndlvldualLy that the subJect bestudied by the Clty Manager and consldred as a budgetary ltem.
Councllman Morgan stated that in his oplnlon the request was Justi-fiabfe ard urged that every consider.ation be glven.
Counci lnan Rooth expressed his appeoval t llat the xatter be Left tothe discrotlon of the Clty ilanager but cautioned that lt may establisha precedent f on other. departicnt s.
In concluding the dlscusslon, Counc lLnsn Morgan recomnEnded that thei]lty lJtanager sonslden employ€e requests durlng the perlod of budgetpreparatl on.
4. JOSEPH ALIALIUS COMI,/IM{DATION
lilayor Johnson announced receipt of a conmunicatlon from Irs. CEpplnger, 9O9 Azal-6a Avenue, gratefully acknowledglng a recentperformod by Joseph A1Lam.rs, Chief of the Rescue Squad of tLre
garne Flre Department .
;!;r-:r See Psge 596.
PRESE}ITATIONS
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s ervl ce
BunIln-
U. S. Slmonds, Jr., fornor Mayor end Counci l-men of theClty Councll, add.ressed the Chair and on behal-f of the
Bur l-ingane
:nembers of
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the Klwanls Club of Burllngame and the rrenbers of the Bui].dlng and
Constructi.on Trades Counc11, presented Mayor Johnson wlth a glft of
two potted Chrysanthemum plants, ln recognitlon of her electlon asfirst woman May or of the Ctty of Burl lngame and in acknowlodgrcnt ofher many servLcos to the c ommunlty.
l,Iay or Johnson responded to the trlbute ard. introduced distingulshodguests and frLends present on thls occaslon.
CLA Iivls
Aprll 1959 Clains, Nos. 1575 - l-558, in the totaL amount of
$2631511.85, duly audlted, were approved for payrent and warnantg
ordered drawn on the Clty TreasurTr ln their respoctive amor:nt s. on
miltl on of Councllman Thaye:,, seconded by Councl1man Rooth and unani -mously carri ed.
!AYROLL
Mareh 1959 Payroll wamants, Nos. 1236 - l-646, ln the amount of
$?3r51-8.27, were ap-qoved on motlon of Counc il-man Thayer, seconded
by Counci.lmsr Rooth and unanimously car.rled.
CLOS]NG
R. C. Theuer, former Chlof of Police of the City Rurllngame, conveyedhis congratul-,rtions and best wishes to the newly elected Chalrnan,
l,{ayor Charlotte Johnson.
ADJOIIRNIIENT
The,,.e belng no furthen buslness, the reeting was regulary adjourned
at 9:15 p. n.
nespe ctfull-y subml t ted,
Herbert K.te
City Clerk
APPROUED:
Charlott
MaX
ohnso n
or
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5. REAPPOINTIIENT PLANNTNG A}ID CTVTL SERVICE COM}'IISSTONERS
Mayor Johnson recom.nended the reappointnent of Evorett K. Kindlg and
D. A. Stlvers as nembers of the Plannln. Commlsslon and A. ti. CrumPr
Loe Lancaster and Cyrus J. Mcl(il-Ian as membors of the Civil Servlce
Cornmisslon. There being no objections, the reappolntrents were
unanimously conf irrned.
6 EVERETT KINDIG APPOINTD TO GREATER HIGHIVAY COI{iIITTEE
Mayor Johns on named Everett K. Kindig as a c i t lzen-at -Iarge member of
tho Greater lllghway Conrnlttee of San Iilateo County, to serve wlth Mayor
Johnson, Clty En,:1neer L{arr and Plannlng Advlsor Mann, as ropresen-
tatives from the City of Burl Lngame.
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PROCLA},,IASI ONS
Mayor Johnson announeed that a ProcLarnatlon had been issued desig-
nating Apr'l} 12 - 18, 1959 as NATIONAL LIBRARY WEE{ and a further
Proclamation designating Aprll 19 - 25, 1959 as SECRETARTES TIEEK.
Proclanatlons announc ing comlnq events were lssued by ldayor Johnson;
June 1, 1959 through June 7, 1959, BURLINGAME rS A M'IUAL FESTML yfEEK
and Ivlay l-, 1959, tAW DAY U. S. A.
NEW BUSINESS
1. DESTGN STANDAMS FOR JUN]PERO SERRA FREE1VAY
Councif rnan Thayer, CouncLl representative and membor of the Penlnsula
Hi zlrway Policy Com lttee, composed of Co*nty Supervi. sors and City
Councilmen, advised of a recent neeting of representatives from San
Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, wherein the committee
had adopted a crlteria for the design and executlon of the Junipero
Serra Freeway.
Councilman Thayer urged ttre adoptlon of a resoluti.on proposed by the
Highway Conrrnittee and introduced for passaqe,
Resoiution Recommendlng Deslgr Standards for BESOLUTION NO. 25-59Junlp ro Serra Fneeway''
secontiod by Councilman Byrd and urranim,;us 1y caried on roli caU-.
COUNCILMAN BYND M(CUSD
Counellnan Byrd was excused from th6 meeting at 9:OO p.m.
2. APPOTNT}ENTS TO COIIIMSSIONS
Mayor Johnson subrnitted the name of Joseph G. Hunt;r, 23O1 Hill-side
Drive, to serve as a nre mb er of the Recreation Commissl-on and the
names of P. R. Taylo?, 33O Burlingare Avenue and E. C. Fichtner, 7334
Benito Avenue, to serv6 as rombers of the Park Commisslon. The fore-golnr appointments were unanimou s 1y confirmed by the Council.
pRESEItrTATI0I,IS -:l-;ii; ( See page 395 )