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Burllngame, Callfornla
May 18, 1959
CALL TO ORDER.
A regular meetlng of the Burl lngame Clty Counctl was hold
above (_:lven date. Meetlng called to ordor at 8:O5 P.lI. -
Johnson ln the Chair-
on ttro
May or
PLBDGE OF ALLEGTANCE
At word from the Chalr al-l ln the Councll Chamber aroso and gave
the PIed,Se of Allegiance to the F1ag.
ROLL CALL
Present - Councllmen: Johnso n-ltlo r"gan-Roo th-Thayor
Absent - Councllmon: Byrd
Councllman BJrrd ras oxcused from tho moeting because of l]lness.
MINUT!]S PREVTOUS I'EETING
The minutes of the prevlous oeetlng of May 4, 1959, as subnltted
to rerbers of the Councll reer.e unanlmously approvod and adopted
on motlon of Councl lman Morgan and secortied by Councilman Rooth.
HEARINGS
The Cbalr announced that thls was the tllrc and the place scheduled
ln accordanco to 1ega1 procedure to conduct a publlc hearlng onthe proposod adoptlon of the 1958 Edltlon of the Uniform Buildlng
Code wlth amendnen ts applicable to the Clty of Burlingane.
In re.sponse to the Chalrrs lnvltation to proponents to speak in
favon thereof, llr. Louls Wallenberger, repr:esenting tho Plclflc
Gas & Electrlc Conpargr, aclmowledged the lncluslon of an amendrnentperrnittlrq g'a s ranges, equlpped for un.rented use and approved for
such use by a recognlzed testing agency, to be instalLod wlthout a
connectlon to a f1ue.
There b6lng no protests, elther recelved in writing or vorba11y,
and t he Bul-N0. 688 'Adwlth Amendments and Fermer rs Bulletin No. 1633 of the United Statos
Department of Agriculture and Atmndlng Artiele 55 of the Clty of
Burl1r€are Ordinance Codo and Ar.ticle 22 of toe City of toe City of
Burl lngame Ondinance Code Establlshlng RuIes, Regulatlons and
Standards for Bullding Construction and tho lttovlng of Bulldlngs and
Provldlng Penalties for the Vlolatlon Thereoft was presented. for
second reading anii on motlon of Councllman Morgan, seconded by
Councllman Thayer, said Ordinance passed its second readlng and was
unanlmously adopted by the f olJ-owLng vote:
Ayes: CouncL]-men: John son-ldorgan -Rooth-Thay erNoes: Councl]-men: None
Absent Councllmen: Byrd
A proposed amendment to the above, substltutlng a new SectLon 5O1 (b)
was refemed to the City Attornoy for preparation into ordinance formto be lntroduced at tiE next regular neotLng of the CouncLl, June 1,
r959.
l'he publ lc hearl ng
c onclud ed .
on ORDfNANCE NO. 688 was thereafter declared
C0lill"lllNI CATf ONS
ld.ing lnspector havin6 lndlcated his approval, ORDINANCEoptlnq by Reference 1958 Editlon of Unliorm Bulldlng Code
1. PACTFI{] GREYHOTTND I]}'I'ES RENEV/AL OF FT]IE YSAR IEASE
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A communLcatlon from the Clty idana8er, dated May 15, 1959, advLsedthat the Paclfic Greyhound Lines has requested a renewal of lts leaseof clty property for an additlonal fLve year perlod and has lndicated1ts approval to an increase ln rental from $Z5.OO to +1OO.OO pernonth.
RESO-UTION N0. 29-59 rBnterin g Into an AgreerBnt 'lvith the Paclfic
G?e ound lne s or ontal of Clty Propertyt was lntrod.uced by Councll-
man Rooth, who moved its passage, secondeal by Councilman Morgan and
adopted unanlnously on ro11 call ol nernbers present.
2. RESIIRFACING OAK GROr.rE AI/E}IUE - LE!'T-T{IRN STORA.iE LANE ACCEPIANCE
A co:nnunlcatlon, dated May J-5, 1959, fron the Clty Manager, recom-
nended that the projects of the Resurfaclng of Oak Grove Avenue andthe fnstalletlon of a Left-Turn Stor.age Lane at Broadway and Rollins
Road be accepted as completed.
Council-man Rooth introduced and moved the adopt lon of RESOLUTION NO.
aving Co. , A
man Itlorgan and
adopted unanlmously on ro11 call of rBmbers present.
RESoIUTI oN No.3l--59 rrAcce ptlng Street Work as Porforlred. by Kunz
Paving Company Under Contract MCS-84 ' was introduced by Councllman
Rooth, who mov ed lts passage, seconded by Cou.ncl lma.n Morgan and
unanlmously carrled on rol-I call of n-. r&ers present.
3. MUNICTPAL DI]]iP
A communication was read from the City ,{anager, dated May 15, 1959, ro-porting on three alternatlves open to the Clty of Burllngame, to complywlth the San Francisco Bay Area Wat6r Poll,ution Control Boardrs r€quostthat no dumplng be perrnltted lnto bay waters: (1) To operate lnland;(2) to place piles around part of the Dump wlth flcdlnq 1og booms
anchored betweon them; sal"d cost not to exceed $ZTOOO.OO; ard (3) to
dredge a levee around the dump at an approxlmate cost of $lgrOOO.OO to
$2OrOOO.OO. ft was the recom"nendatlon of the Clty i{anager that the
second alternatlve, pi]lng with 1og booms, bo experlnented wlth.
30-59 rrAcceptlng Street Tlork as Porformed by Bragato P
effi6ratl on Under Contract II{CS-8Sr seconded by Counei}
ooth expressed concurrence, stating that the sltuatlon
resoh,ed. by the rocommended method; however, lmrrledlatetho problem woul-d lndlcate the n{ 11lngness of the Clty. C ou-nci lnan Rooth recomnended that tho sum of $2O,OOO.OO
Councl lman R
wo u1d not be
attent:? on t oto c ooporatefor the constr:uctlon of a levee be lncluded ln the 1959-1960 budget.
Mayor Johnson suggested, i.n response to requests received, that a
study meetlng be scheduled wlth theClty Counc11, membors of the
Speclal Citlzens I Committee on tho Stud.y of Tldeland Propertles and
merib er:s of the fublic HeaLth & Safety Commlsslon, to confer on the sub-
Ject. llay on Johnson expressed her obJectlon to the placemont of 1og
booms.
Councllman Thayer concurred with the statements of th6 Chalr, statlngthat Ln her oplnlon, lt would be more advantagoous to seek a permanent
solutLon to the problem.
The Councll as a who1e, were unanlmous that the ereetion of a levee
around tlre dump area was lnevltablo; horevor, Cotrn ci lman Rooth and
Councl lman Morgan naintalned that lmm€dlat6 steps shoulC be lnltiatedto al Ie viate the conditlon.
Counc llman Morgan stated the.t he was ln concurrence with the
mendatlon of the Clty Manager that plIe s be placed around a
the dump vlth floating 1og boons.
recom-portl on of
The Clty Menager advlsed of a sflght anp rdrp nt to hls or{.glnal recom-
nrsndatLon, v*rereLn it rmy be necessary to anchor 1og booms to cernentblocks because of the low water and the lnablltty to fJ.oat a plIe
drlver.
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FoJ-lcming further discusslon, Councilrmn Morgan moved that the Councll
concur wlth tho recolnrnendetlon of the Clty Manager and tha t he be
authcrrl zed to lnstalI 1og boons at a cost not to exeeed. $2rooo.oo.The motlon was seconded by Couneilman Rooth.
0n the questlon, th6 Clty ]i[an ager: was asked by the Chalr whether ln hls
opLnlon, the action proposed would ollmlnate the floaiage of debris,
to rshLch lnquiry, the Ctty Manager neplled arflrnatlvely.
A vote on the notlon was recorded as follovrs:
Ayes: Councllmen: Johnson-ldorgan-Rooth
I'Ioes : Counc llmen ! Theyer
Absent Councllmen: Byrd
May or Johnson expressed her rilllngness to accopt tho proposaL as a
tomponary reans of rellef; however, ln her oplnlon, tho lssue wanranted
a c onfenence.
4. J. B. HANAI]ER & CO. BID TO PURCHASE MILLSDALE BONDS ACCE?TM
A comrnunL catl on, dated May 15, 1959, fnom the Clty ltlanager, advlsedthat the J. B. Henauer & Co., has bld on tlp purchase of the baLanceof the East Mlllsdale IndustrLal Park Unlt No. I Bonds ln the sum of
$4O1,5OO.OO rrlth an lnterest rate of 44/4%. It was the rec onL'rend atL onof Ernest A. Wl).son, Bond Attorney, that t ire bld b6 accept ed.
Councl l-nnan Rooth lntroduced ald moved the F ssag e of RESOLUTfOI{ NO.
32-59 'rAcceptlng BLd for Bonds - East lvlllLsdale Indu sEEEI TaTE,Unlt No. Ii seconded by Councllnan Morgan ard unanlmously carrled
on ro11 call of rnembers.
i)PROPOSED REVISfON IN DUMP FIIND COLIECTIONS RE.EERRT,D To COIIIvITSSION
A comnunlcatlon, dated l,lay 15, 1959, was r6ad from the Clty Manager,
recomrrendlng an amendrrent to the current agroeflEnt p ovldlng fon dunrpfee colle ctions, wherein the Dunp Operator shal-I pay to the City, aflat sum of $9OO.OO per month Lnstead. of a percentage of dump feeseollected currentJ.y.
Tn response to Council requost and for purposes of clarificatlon, the
City Manager advlsed that colle ctions have averaged appoximately
$?95.00 per month since tho lnaugur:at i on of the ten cent fee, wlth
conslderable tlme consumed monthly ln checklng the ttcount,I elimlnatlng
the rrfnee usersr anl ln bllllng.
The Clty Manager I\:rthe r advlsed that the proposod amendncnt $D uld.increase the revenue curnently belng derived from the dump coll-ectlons
and should the average over a one yoan period exceed the $9O0.OO flatfee, the anounb may be adJusted ln the Cityrs favor.
FoJ-Ion'1ng a brLef discusslon, Councllman Rooth morred that the subJect
be roferred to the Pubflc Health and Safety Comnlsslon for study andreport to Councl1, seconded by Councllnan Mor gan and canri.ed.
RESOLUTlONS
RES0LUTION N0. 53-59 {Declarln I Premlses at 517 Lorton Avenue,
BurlLngane, Dan[erous and a Menace to Publlc Health and Safetyt andschedullng Monday, June 1, 1959, to conduct a publlc hearlng on sald.proposed cond.ennati on proceodlngs, was introduced on motlon of
Councl lman Morgan, seconded by Councllnan Rooth and unanl mously
carrl-ed on ro11 calL of nembers present.
RESOLUTION NO. 54-59 trAuthorlzlnc and DLrectln g the Closlng of lark
Road to Vehicul.ar Tra fflc Durlng Burlingarne rs Annual Fostivaln was
intnoduced for adoption on motlon of Councllman Thayer, s6condod by
Councllman Rooth ard unalmously carrLed on ro11 call of tn rdcerspresent.
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ORDINANCES - Introducti on of!
ORDINANCE N0. 694 rAn Ordlnance Arendl ng Section 131O of the Ordl-
nance Code of the City of Burllngarc Provldlng for the Llcenslng of
Dogsr was lntroduced for fLnst neadlng by Councll:nan Thayer.
COMi,{UNTCATI ONS
May or Johnson announced recel ,;t of the followlng:
1. Veterans Admlnlstratlon Hospltal
Communlcatlon from the V6terans Admlnlstratlon iiospLtal, San Fran-clsco, sollcltlng blood donatlons to be deposlted wi th the frwln
ldemorl aI Blood Bank of the San Fr.snclsco MedLcal Soclety, 27O
Masonlc Aveque, San !'ranc is co.
2. Burllnqamo Hl gh School
Commrnlcatlon f rom Richard
School, acknowledging Courc
Governmort Day. t'
1Vl11lams, Princlpal, Burl- lngane .Illqh
partlclpatlon ln reeent 'Youth 1n
H.
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REPORTS OF OF'P]CERS
The Chalr. acknowledged receipt of reports from OffLcers and mlnutes
from varlous Clty Conmlsslon meotlngs.
UNFINISITED BUSINESS
1. Vlolatlons of clty ordlnances
CounclLntan Rooth called attentlon to the continued vlolatlon of theCltytg zonlnl ordinances occurrin;l at the Baker property on nalston
Avenue anl 1n rep1Jr to his lnqulrles, the City Attomey advlsed that
county officlals are lnltLatlng pro.:eedings ln conformity wlth pro-
vislons of tbe State Hous lng Act.
Councllman Rooth reconnended that addltlonal personnel be enployed toasslst the City Attomey ln processlng clty metters. The subJect ras
r.efenrod to the Clty Manager.
2. Qhalr to represent Councll at Plannlng Comrnisslon meetlngs
Mayor Johnsol advlsed of her lntentlon to reprosent the Clty Councllat luture meetlngs of the Clty Plannlng Commlssion.
3. San lr{qteo County 'Perade of Progp6esi
Mayor Johnson expressed her aopreclatlon to city offlcials rlro rep-
resented the Clty of Burl lnga rE at the San Mateo County Plannlng
Conference, May 14, 1959.
Councllnan Thayer rendered a brlef report on th6 qctivltles of tho
day and declared the Conference a worthwhlle and lnlonmatlve occaslon.
Plannlng Consultant Mann repor;ed on the trerrcndors dlsplay ofinterest as irriicated by the presonce of buslness, industrlal and
gov ernnnntal representatives .
4. Commendations 1n re: Recent Flre at Clty Dump
Mayor Johnson com:rend.ed the Fire Chlef and Flre Departnent Personnel,the Clty li[anage r and othe .s who asslsted ln combating a recent flreat the City Dunp.
NEIJV BUSINESS
1. LEAGUB OIi' CALIFORN]A CTTIES DINI{ER MEETTNG AMIOUNCMENT
Tho Chalr announcod that a League of Cailfonla Citl6s, Penlnsula
DlvisLon, Dlnnor Meetin€r was schedulotl Thursday, May 21 , 1959, at theAlglers Restaurant ln Redrood Clty.
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2. BIrRL]NGA]IIE ANNUAL FESTTVAL ANNOI,NCE}IIENT
Corlncl lman Morgan announced tlat tlckets are avaLlable through the
courtesy of the Burllngame Festlval Assoclation for the GlJ-bent ard
SuIllvan operetta, 'The Mikadon to be presented by stud.ents of
Capuchlno i{lgfr School, Sunday, May 24, 1959 at 8:OO p.m. at the
Burlingane Hlgh School and shal1 prelude events progranrrd for the
Annual Festlval , June 1 - Juno 7, 1959.
3. ANSON BURLINGAME PORTRAIT CONTEST AIII'ARD
Councllman Morgan announced that the wlnner of the Anson Rurl lngameportralt contest shal1 be selected on the afternoon of June 1, 1959,wlth the award ard t}:e portrait presented at tLE next Councll meetlng,
June L.
CIA T I{S
Claims, Nos. 1559-1697, fon the Month of May, 1959, duly audited, lnthe total amount of $166,334.54, were approved and warrants ordered
drarn on the Clty Treasury ln thelr respectlve amounts, on motlon of
Councllman Thayer, seconded by Co ncllnan Rooth ard unanlmously car-
r1ed.
PAYROLT
Payroll warrants, Nos. 1647 - 2059, for the Month of Aprl 1, 1959, lnthe amount of $7311-68.OO, wene approved on motlon of Councllman Thayer,
soconded by Councl lman Rooti) ard unanlmously car3rled.
AIIIiOUNCEI\trNT
Mrs. Mlldred McKinnon, Amerlcan Leglon, Burl lngame Post No. 165,Auxlllary Pnesldent, extended an lnvltatlon to the Cor.rncll and to the
pub11c to attend Menor.lal ServLces at the Leglon Hal-1, lday 29, 1959,
8: OO p. m.
AD JOURNMENT
There belng no further brslness, the neetlng was regularly adJournedat 9!15 p.m.
R€sp ectful-ly submltted,
Horbert K. WhiteCity Clerk
APPIiOVBD,
CharL ot
I,tay
Johnson