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Burlingame, Caf ifornla
Jwte 15, 1959
CAIL TO ORDER
A negular meeting of the Burlingame City Council uas held on theabove given date. i"ieeting cal1ed to or"der at B:00 p.m. - Mayon
Johns on in the Chair.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIA}ICE
At word fr:ora the Chair all ln the Councll
Pledge of Allegiance to the F1ag.
Chamber arose and gave the
ROLL CALL
Pne s ent
Abs en t
MINUTES
Ttre minutes of the previ"ous meeting of June 1,Councll, were r:nanimous 1y approved and adopted
Rooth and seconded by Councilman Byrd.
- Counc l1men : Byr.d-Johns on-Morgan-Ro o th- Thayer:
- CouncLlmen: None
PRE\IOUS I,IEETTNG
1959, as submitted to
on motion of Councilman
The minutes of, the adjourned meeting of June
Cor-rncl1, wene unanimous ly approved on motion
seconded by Councilman Thayen.
2
of
L959 t as submitted to
Counc ilman Rooth and
BIDS * STOR}4 DRATNAGE I]'4PROVE}IENTS - LINCOLN AVENUE STORI"{ DRA]N
In conformance with lega1 requlrenents and
propos aIs f or Stor.m hainage Imorovements ,Drain, were received, publicly opened at I
Dale l.ii lli arns
Stockton Constnuction Co.
McGuire and Hester Co.
E. ?. Haas Company
Wil]larn R. Cole
Va11ey Engineers
A communication fr:om the City l{anager,
that the Peninsula Humane Society has
eontract for animal control services.
"Notice to Eidder.rr - sealedinit 3, Lincoln i venue Stormp.m., ,-nd declared as follows:
TOTAL AMOUI{'I OF BlD
$ g3,e58.oo
97 ,289.h,O
97,468..50
97 ,7a\.oo
tl-z,628.oo
L22,77L.5o
The City Managen advised that the foregoing bids were examined. and lt
was recornmended that the lowest bid of DALE W fLLIAI4S, be accepted.
The City Manager funther advised that the englneerts estimate ls ten
percent less than the 1ow bid submitted and the acceptance oi said
pnoposal ls contingent upon tlre approval of the State Dlvis ion of Hlgh-
ways, which agecny is cont::ibuting f ,,ind s f or the onstruction of
the pno jec t.
The sub ject was refemed under the heading of ttResolutions .tt
C Ol:,f'4UNI CATI0iIS
1. PENINSUI,A HUMANE SOCIETY CCNTRACT R]]NEWAL
dated June llt 1959, advised
requested a renewaf of its
418
Councilman Thayer noved that the Councll extend the cument contractwith the PenLnsula Humane Society fon an additional yQar, seconded by
Counc ilman Roo th.
0n the questLon, I,Iayor Johason inltitated a bnief discussl.on onthe subject of employlng the servlces of the County offices to
openate and to maintain the humane service for the City of
Burlingame.
ft was recal]ed that on a prevLous occasLon the Cor:nci1 had votedto netain lts municipal Jurlsdictlon by contlnuLng to collect doglicense fees and contnactlng for. the servioes of an animal shelten
and pound.
A vote on the motion to renew the exlstlng contract was recdnded
as a unanlmous vote.
2. DIWSION OF HTGHWAYS Pi'n UEST FOR RETURN OF P-ROPERTY
A cornnunicatlon dated Jrme 111 1959, hias nead from the City lilanager,
advislng that the State DivisLon of liighways has requested the
retunn of a parcel of propenty at the corner of Dwight Road and ttre
Bayshone Senvice Road lnadver:tently rellnqulshed to the City of
Bnrlingame in 1956.
ft uas necoranended that the State DLvlslon of iiighways be nequestedto pnepar.e the 1ega1 documents for Councll consLderation.
Cotrncllman Byrd moved that the Councl-1. concur and that the Clty Etsnager
be authorlzed to acknowledge the conmunlcation by notifying theDivlsion of Hlghways that the Councll sha11 action upon the nequest
upon necelpt of appropr:iate 1ega1 doeuments. The motLon was
seconded by Councilman Rooth and unanlmous 1y carried.
2 I.{M'10 OF AGREE],TENT MAJOR CTTY STREET I'TAINTENA}ICE
A conrmr:nlcatlon dated June 11, 1959, fron the City itanager., advlsedthat a nesolutLon authoriz l-ng the executlon of the t'Iemorandum of
Ag::eement with the State Divlsion of illghways for. major. citystreet maintenance, has been prepared and available fon Councll
actlon.
Councllman Rooth introduced and moved the passaItAuthorlzing the Executlon of l'[emorandum of Agr
Stneet Malnlenance, Fiscal Perlod lgqg - t96otl
ge
eement for a o1.
seconded by
Councllman Bynd and unanlmous ly carried :n noll ca1l.
l+.AI.{ENDMENT TO D1n,IP OPER \TOR CONTRACT IIELD IIOR STUDY
ty
A communlcation dated June
advislng that the ilealth an
of a new offer submitted by
r:ecomrnended an amendment to
receLve a flat fee of $1100current 'rethod of payment.
lzt 1959, was r"ead fnon the City Managsp,
d Sd.fety Conmission, upon consideratlon
ths Dump Oper.ator, has unanimous 1yhls contr.act whereby the City shaI1
0 per rnonth fon fill in lieu of the
It was the necommendation of the Clty i'iana ger tha:
so amended.
the contr.act be
A corumrnlcatio:, dated June 9r 1959, was read fnon Daniel P. Iloffman,
Accountant and Audito::, representing T?orae o Jofy, the Dump Operaton,
advislng tha Councll that i'h". JoIy has consul,ted his office ln
regard to lncneasing the changes on conmer"cial dumplng, wlth the
suggestion that charges over *2.00 be divided wtth the City.
M:n. Hoffman advised the Council that lf the proposal were placed
into effect, the bookkeepi.ng required would necessitate an increase
ln hLs service to '1r. Joly. As an alternatlve thenefore, lt was
recotnmended by !t. Hoffman, that }tn. JoIy pay a flat rental fee of
$1,000.00 per month to the City.
of RESOLUTI0N N0. l+1-59
419
C ouncilraan l',lorgan :.e corrnendeC that the subject be given additional study,noting tlrat the cu::rent prcposal of i?Irooo is an incnease of S100from that recently proposed.
Ttrrough inquir"ies dlnected by the Council to the City i'isnaosr, the Councll
was advised that the amendment, lf approved, sha11 not affect the
terms of the contnact; howeven, revenue der:ived from fees collected
shal1 be retained by the operaton and a flat fee of rrf ,0OO pald to thecity fon fi11.
Some discussion arose on the subject of substandard materiacieposited. Councilman l,lorgan ad-.:ised that he had r.ecentlythe pz'ob1em with an englneer, who had advanced severrl sugg
and that he, pe:sona11y, would llke to obtain professlonal
Councifmen iiorgan s tated that he was nore concerned with afnee oper"ationr than with the ttdollar and cents.'l
RESOLUTICl{S
{t,
1
d
all
be ing
iscussed
s tLons
dvice.less tr.ouble-
Cor:acilman Rooth recommended that a competeut asslstant be employed ona volunteer: basis to study the problem and to ::epont to Councl1.
Councilnan Bynd stated thrt the oper"ation of the dump is in confonmitywith the operation of other.s within the Bay area and in hls opini.cn,the pr.esent s taff of the City is adequate to.s tud1. the pnoblem.
In reply to Coulcil inquinies, the City Engineer neported that a recent
survey of dumps in Alameda, Haywar.ci and in SAn i'iateor indicate that the
1ocal dump is in a mone desirable condition.
Clty Engineen l,Iarr. also ealled attention to a point overlooked ln tlrediscwsLon; that the lnc?ease ln the proposed monthly fee reflects the
saving in se::vice costs to Mr'. JolY.
Councl lnan Rooth stated that it was not his intention to cr.itlclze the
0penaton of the Dump but the method errployed in the compaction of the
material and in his oplnlon, t pnofessional englneer should be engaged.
Followlng a po11 of the members, the subject was continued until the
next regular meeting of the Council.
,.PBOPOSED ORDINAI'ICE TO CO}IfROL TIDELA\D I'ILLING
A cornrnrnication fron the Clty Manager, dated June 12, Lo59, advised
that ttr::ough a serles of confer"ences wLth the FL.e Chief, 16s .jity
Engineen, the P1a:rning Consultant and hls Offlce, an ordlnance,
designed to permit a mone adequate control of rubbi,sh disposal and
"filllng" on pnivate lands, hds been p:repared in 1ega1 fonn by the
Clty Alloorrey and pnesented to the City Courrcil for intr.oduction
and pas s age .
Councllnan Rooth introduced for f 1r.strrAn ordlnance Amending the Ordlnance
reading,
Code of the Clty of Bur.llngameto Regulate the Disposal of Ga:rbage, Fefuse and Waste; Provldingfor the Colleetlon of Rubblsh; and Regulating tlle F111ing of Lands, ltano 1l-Glanqs .
RESOLUTIOIi NO.I-
venue Storn ain -
ItA nesolutlon of Award of Contr:act - Lincoln
Unit No. 3tr was introduced by Couneilman Byrd,
who moved lts passage, seconded by Councilman Rooth.
0n the question and in r"ep1y to lnquiries of Councllman
City Eneineer advised that the 10.Li6 diffenence between
r:".LiouE ($93,958) and the enginee::ts estimate ($B5,o5l+
constnuction project is not an rmusual occul?rence; howe
bld of twenty-seven percent on the total of four of tne
financed by f,he State, renders it necessary to seek the
of iilghwayrs approval prion to flnal execution of a con
on the motlon carr"ied unanimously.
i"lorgan, the
the bid
) for thever, an over-
items to beState Divis iontract. A vote
42C
ORDfNANCES - Conslderation of:
ORDI}IA}ICE NO. 695
Or"il nanct-%ae-T
Plan be rii led With
glven lts r,€cond reading and on motlon of Councilman Byrd,
seconded by Councllman Thayer:, s ald Or'dinance passed its secondr:eadLng and was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes : Councilmen: B;z.d-Johnson-Mongan-Rooth-ThayerItloes: Councllmen: None
Absent Cor:ncllmen: None
UN TNIShED BUSINESS
1. WHTTE IIOUSE CCNFENENCE ON IICHILDREN AND YOUTHII
Reference was made by Mayor Johnson to a commrmicatlon receLved
froro the Board of Supervisors, relative to an announcer:ent frortthe Gover.nor cf the State of Cali-fonniar a dvising tLrat the
Pnesident of the United States has s cheduled a Qhlte House
Conference ln Washin,ito!, D. C., on llarcln 27 - Lpr.lt 2, 1o50on trChildren and Youth.tt
At the request of the Chair', Suzanne Struass, Recr:eation Commis:ioner,j.n attendance, explalned the purpose for whlch the -Conference tras
been scheduled, statlng tnat each communlty has been requeste<i topartlcipate in a nation-wide campaign on behalf of the youth andchildren of Amenica, by tnltiattng studies, prepar{.ng reports
and definlng problems affecting the children and youth withln eachrespective corununity.
The Chain requested the City i{antger to place tbe subject on theCouncll agenda, July 5, 1959 and a copy of the aforementloned
communication be forl^rarded to each member of the Council prlor tothat date.
2. STATE CT][L DEFENSE NECOTT.TENDATTON
Mayor Johns on referred to a request recelved from the State Offlceof Civl1 Defense, requestlng the designatlon of two alternates as
replecements to represent city officials ln the event of disaster.
Mayon Johnson appolnted Councilman Byrd, Councilman l'lorgan and
Councl,lman Rooth serve as a committee on the preparation of a rostenof city officials and employee substltutes as recomraended by theOffice of Civil Defense.
a COUNCTL POLTCY RE: COI,IMISSTO}IERS ATTE}.IDANCI] AT }EETiNGS
The Ctty Attorney, rla response to Mayor Johnsonrs request to explain
a proposed Cor:nci1 policy to e liminate absenteelsm at cornmission
meetlngs, suggested the d!.smlssa1 of a member who may be absent
th::ee consecutive meetinp"s or five meetlngs a y6ar without alegltinrte excuse.
The City Attorney was authorized to prepare leglslation approprlate
to all commjsslons within the City.
l1 .STU)Y O7 TIDELAND PROPERTTES REPORT PENDING
Mayon Jotrnson advlsed that a neetlng of the special Citlzens t
Commlttee on the Stuey of Tldel-and Pnopentles ls currentl y in
prog?ess and a r.eport on its findings pending. Councilman Byrd
stated that lt was hLs understandlng taat a wf itten report
subml tted to Ccuncil would include the oplnion ol the minorlty,
as well as the opinlon of the majority of the membens.
L AWARD COI{TRACT EAST MILLSDAI,E INDUSTRI.{L NO. 1 POSTPO}]ED
tfAn Ordinance Arnending S ection 2l+AO.3 of thethe City of Bu:rllngame and Requininr that a Plot
Each Applicatlon for a Buildtng Penmit" was
At the request or the City Englneer, no actlon was thken on the
of Contract - East Ml1lsda1e Industrial No. 1. fhe -"ubject was
retained on the Council agenda as trunf iniseed Business."
award
1421
6. FINAL }.'APs EAST MILLSDALE No. 2 MILLS ESTATE NO. 15 WTTHI{ELD
Action was withheld and the subJect of the
maps oi East l4lllsdale Industrial- Park Unlt
Subdlvislon No. 15, retained on the Coi.rncll
Bus i.ne s s ' rr
acceptanceNo. 2 and
agenda as
of the f inall.{i1ls E s tate
"unfinishe d
NEW BUSTNESS.
1. ANNO1]NCEI.{ENT ART DTSPLAY
Mayor Johnson advlsed of receipt of a commr.mication from Ch::istian of
Copenhagen, Inc., announcing that its store on Burlingame Avenue sha1lfeature an ryt exhiblt and show, Wednesday, July I, l ra59 .
2. RESIGNATTON RECREATION COI,IMTSSIONER STRAUSS
Mayor Johns on t:ead a e ommunication necei.,.ed from Suz anne B. Strauss,Recr"eation Corurnissioner, anhouncing her reslgnation as a member ofthe Reereation Commlssion, ef fectlve June 30, *59. Mrs . S trar.:-s s
was commended by the members of the Council for her actlve participation
on the Cornmission and in communi ty activities and on motion of Councllman
Rooth, seconded by Couneilman Byrd, the resignation was accepted with
genulne regret.
3. COtrNCILI,IAN MORGA}I LAUDED
Councilman Byrd lntnoduced a motion formally conElratulating Councilman
Morgan for the successful finst Annual Burl ingane -Festival under hls
Chair.manship. The motion was seconded b;,, Councilman Footh and
unanimously c arried.
PROCTAMATJON
Mayor: Johns on p:roc].ai.med the week from June 21 - June 26, 1959, as
SAFE B0ATING 1fEEK, sponsored by the Unlted States Coast Guard.
POLTCE AND T'IRE WAGE REqLTESTS
Pol-1ce Officer i,rlilliam P. Bnigham, President of the Burli ngame Police
C1ub, : dvised that a pol1 of po1lce and f l:re per:sonnel indicate that
a pr.oposed wage increase of five pericent is insufflcient to meet the
shar"p incr.ease in the cost of living and the Counci 1 was urged to
include a greeter increase ln the 1959-1950 budget.
Mayor Johnson advlsed that the subject sha11 be considered at a srecial
study neeting on the proposed bud.et.
STUDY I,EETTNC SCITEDULED
A speclal study rneeting to confer on the proposed 1959-796a budget,prepared and submitted by the City Manager, was scheduled for Wednesday,
June 1/, 1959, 7|3o p.n.
CLAlMS
June 1.duly au-
Tre ,:s ur
seconde
PAYROLL
io'/tdltyidb
Claim Nos. 1598 - \?.62, in the totar amount of $230,60\.51 ,ed,were approved and warrants ordered drawn on the City
n their respective amounts on motion of Councilman Thayer,
-y Corucilman Rooth.
May 1959, Payroll irlarant s , Nos. 2060 -
.}a 3 rl+L,8.92, wer.e a,.prove<i and on mot ion
seconded by Coulcilman Byrd.
21458, ln the total amount of
of Cor:ncllman Th6y61.
"116
4?2
Uouncllman i{organ on behalf ofC. J. Leone1li, for his recent
the Councll, commended Pollce Officer
po1lce r.rork in c aptu::lng a burglar.
ADJ0URNIIEI\r'I
There belng no further buslness, the meeting r,as regularly adJournedat 9255 p.m.
Eespectfully s ubmltted,
i{ERBERT
Ctty
HITE
Cl erk
APPROVED
Charlo t t hns one /JolKyor
OFFICER LEONELLT COMMENDED