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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1958.02.17Burlingame, CaJ.lf ornia February 1?, 1958 CALL TO OBDER A regular meetlng of the Burlingame City Council given date. Moeting called to order at 8: p.m. the Chalr. 223 was held on the abovo - Mayor Rooth in PLEDGE OF ALLEGTANCE At word from lrlayor Rooth all in the Councll Chamber arose and qave the Pledge of Alleglance to the F1ag. ROLI CALL Pr.esent - Councllmen: Byrd- Johns on-ldon gan-Ro oth- Ihayer Absent - Councilmon: None MINIITES PNEVIOUS IIEETII{G The ninutes of the previous meeting of February 3, 1958, as membens of the CouncLl were unanimously approved and adopted of Councllman Johnson and seconded by Counci.lman Thayer. submitted to upon motion BrDS - cASoLrNE REqUIREMIINTS r958-1e59 The Chair announced that thls was the time and place schedul-ed in ac- cordance to 'lrlnvltstion to Biddersi notice, to receive bids for the Clty t s gasollne requi-rements f or a twelve-month -oeriod, comnrrenclngMarch, 1958. The blds were openeil by the Clty Clerk and declaned as follows: Name Grado Dlscount End Price Joseph L. Castor Co..213 per ga1. o?olln Signal OLl Company Regular Ethyl Re gular E thvl- Add" s. oo5 Add $.o1 .18?4 'r .1994 n .2309 E .l-g58 rl .21_88 r, fl Shel1 Oi1 Company Tidewater 0i1 Company Union O11 Company General Petr.oleum Corporation Regular -Ethyl Regul ar Ethyl Add $.OO5 per g aI. Adtl $.O1 per gaI. Re gular EthyJ- Add $.oo5 Add $.or Regular Ethyl . 2Oo/,399 gats.. 40/99 gals. .o472 .0672 2oO/.399 ea:-s.40/99 gsls. per ga1per ga1 gaI. gal.per tl tl fl tl per gal. n .I99o7.) 2Oo/.1ee 40/99 . osL7 .0407 . 046 . 049 2oo/see 40/sefess 40 gals. gal s. gals .gals. ga1s. .2103 n ll tl ll tl Corporation Regular " Ethyl Add $.Oo5 pe:r ga1. Add g.ot per gal. Add g. 04 per qal. Richfleld O1L .195 rr oon ll <)c),4 ,2 Q-7i Name The Texas Company Seaside Oll Co.Regular Ethyl .1873 per gal. .2223 i rr o1 .24s End Price ll ll The foregoing bids were refemed to the Clty }{anager for revLew and a recorrrpndation to be submitted at the next regular meeting of the Council. The City Council adopted a futuro pollcy authorlzing the City Manager to ad.vertise, receive and open gasoline btds at a publicly announced.tirre and to thereafter submit his reeornn:endation to the Clty CounclJ- for its action. COilIUUNICATIONS 1. REPORT ON EXTEI'ISTON OP CAROLAN AVENUE A communicatlon dated February 10, 1958, from theCity l{anager, ad-vised that the Burl-ingame Shore l,and Company has reported itsdisterest in petltioning for the lmprovomont of Carolan Avenue on an assessment basis and has expressed its desire that the street be constructed to a full width of sixty feet rather than a proposed thirty foot improvement. The City Manager advLsed of the L mpract icabil it y of the latterproposal duo to the existence of a drainage ditch and recornmend.edthat the subJect be held pending the outcome of the storm sewets bond issue. The eorumnlcation was acknowl-edged and placed on flle. 2. ABANDoNI,IENT EASEI\ENT fNGOLD-MTILSDALE INDUSTRTAL PARK AUTHoRIZD A con:-'nunLca tion dated February fI, 1958, from the Clty Manager was read, advislng that the engineers for the developers of the fngold-l{i 1Isda1e Industrial Park have requested the ebandonmentof a five-foot dralnage easement. The Council- was advised b;y the City Manager that the oasementwllL no longer be required for drainage purposes due to the proposed re€Iradlng of the new subd.lvision and 1t was therefore reco;nmendedthat the request be granted. The Council concumed and a RESOLUTION, NO. 8-58 rrDeclaring In- tention to Vacate and Aoandon Drainage Easement Shown cn Map of Unit No. 5, Ivllllsdale Industrial Park, Burlingame, San i{ateo County,Callforniarr (hearing scheduLed lvlarch I?, 1959) was introduced by Councllman Byrd, who moved its passage, seconded by Counc lJ-man l''lorgan and ,unanimously camled upon ro11 call of menbers. 3. SEWAGE TREATh{ENT PI,ANT EXPANSTON AUTHORTZED A comnnrnlcatlon dated f'ebruary l-I, 1958, was read from the Clty It{anagerl directlng the att€ntion of the Council to the compila- tion of cost and revenuo estimates for improvements to the Sewage Disposal. Pfant and recom?ending that the amount of $15r387.OO be approprLated from the trnbudgeted reserve to fLnance tho proJect in its entirety. It was further reconurend.ed that final plans and speclficatlons and the advertisl-ng for bids bo authorlzed, withblds scheduled for opening on ldarch I7, 1958. Following a brief discussion on the subject, ln t,hlch the Clty I{anager was corn-rended for his comprehenslve report, Councllman Byrd moved thab the Councll concur with the recomnendatlon and thatthe City i,{anager be authorized to proceed wlth the advertisement for blds. T'he motlon was seconded by Councilman Johnson and unani- mously carried. 4. FOUR-F']VE HOUR II(ETER INSTATLATION AUTHORTZM ON TRIAL BASTS A comrm:lication, dated February l-1, 1958, was read from the Clty Grade D ls count Regular EthyJ- Add-.$.0o5 per gal. 2oo/399 gals. Add $.OI per ga1. 40/99 gals. Add S.O5 per ga1. less 4O ga1s. 225 Managen, reconmendlnq that four or flvo hour meter heads, thlcheven Ls more economlcal , be lnstelled on the north slde of Howand Avenue from Lor:ton Avenue to Park Road, on a ninety-day triel basls. Ttre Council concured and upon recomnenilat1on of the City Attornoy, RESoLUTIoN No. 9-58 rAuthorlzlng Chief of Pollco to Install Four or Flve ilour Meter Heads on Howard Avenue from Lorton Avenue to Pank Roadi was lntroduced for adoption btr Councllnan Thayer, secondsd by Cor:ncll-man Byr:d and unanlmously carried upon ro11 ca]I of mombers. REVISION SECTION L429.7 ORDI}'IANCE CODE AUTHORIZID A comnnrnlcatlon dated February l-4, I958r fron the Clty Manager, advlsed that the request of the gas statlon proprietor"s fon a nevlsLon of Section J-429.7 of Ordinance No. 476 has been investlgated and 1t was the recorrrnendatl on of the lvlanagert s Offlce and the Chief of the Plre Departm€nt that the ordinance be rrevised to permlt the uso of automatlc eas dLspensers, provlded the latter are the type app::oved by the Underwrlters taboratony. The Councll concured and tho Clty Attorney was dlrected to prepare an ordlnauce affoctlng the proposed c hange for introductlon at thenext reguJ-ar meeting of the Clty Councll. 6. ELIGTBI,E ITST FOR HOSEMAN ACCEPTED A letter dated February 14, 1958, nrlsslon, submlttlng the followlng Hoseman ln tho Flre Departmont: was read from theellglble list f o:r Clvll Servlce Com-the positlon of J-. Bernard tengbrldge 2. Joseph L. Giordano3. W111lam Edward Flowenday 4. Francls Anthony Mullany5. John Francis Ilarklns I. James EwLng Howard2. Ernest Ray Hal13. Douglas Dean E)-lswonth4. Joseph John Quadt5. James B. Case6. Wllllan Joseph Vhga7. Lee A. Spivey Dwight Road, Burllngame Ferndale Ave., So. San Fr. Alabama St. , San FranclscoParrott Dr. , San Llateo Adellne Dr. , Burllngame 341 442 1665 251 2209 The fonegoing llst was accepted as a certlfLed efigible llst for thepositlon of lloseman upon motlon of Councllman Johns on, seconded by Councllman Byrd and unanlmously carrled. 7. PATROLI{AN ETIGIBLE LIST ACCEPTM A comrunLcatlon dated February 14, 1958, wss read from the Civil Sorvice Commlsslon, subnlttlng an ellglble Ilst for the posltlon of Patrolman1n the Po}lce Department as foLlows: 199 Capuchino Ave., Mlllbrae 4222-24trj. St., San Franclsco 152 Angus Ave., W., San Bruno 1O9 Channing Rd.; Bunllngame 1459 Young St., San Mateo l-?2 Ramsell San Franci sco 294)--23rd, St., San Francisco Councllman Byrd recom:rended that the Clvll Service Commlsslon, throughthe Office of the Clty I{anager, notify each apolJ.cant on an eligLble1lst that a certlfled e).lglble l-1st ls ln effect for one year. Council mernbers concurred rrlth the r.ecommendat 1on. A motlon that the foregolng 1lst bo accepted as a certlfled ollglble1lst for tho positlon of Patr"olman uas Lntroduced by Councilman Byrd rseconded by Councilnan Johnson and unanlmously carrled. RESOLUTI ONS RESOLUrION NO. 10-58 rrAcce ptlng Grant Deed from Atlantic Llfe fnsu:rance eompantr was-fi[nodueed by CouncLlrna.n Byrd, who rnoved Lts passag6, seconded by Councilman Thayen and adoptod. unanlmously upon nol]. callof menlbers. (Appr.oximately 155 feet tldolands propenty) RESOLUTION NO. 11-58 rDlrecting th€ Giving of Notlce of ProposedAnnexation to tho Ctty of BurlLngarne of Certain Uninhabltod TerritoryDeslgnated as the tNorbe::g Propertyr and Flxing the Tirre end pl-aco (Manch 1?, I95B ) lThere Any Porson lilay Appeal and Show Cause ltyhy Such Territony Shou1d Not Be Arrnexedr ras introduced by CounclJ.man BJBd 226 who moved lts passago, seconded by Councllman Johnson and. unanl- mously adoptod upon ro11 call. ORDINANCES - Consirleration of: ORD fNANCE N0. 669 'Amendi ng Soction I9O4, ArticJ-e 5O, Pdrt X of the Ordlnance Code of the City of Burllngame Dlvldlng the City IntoDlstrlcts by Reclassifying Lots Lr 2,3r 41 5,6,7r 8,9, lO, I1, 12, L3, 14 and 15, Block IO, Mills Estate i'viap No.3, Burlingame, Callfornla, From a Thlrd Commez.cial Dlstrlct (Professlonal Buslness,C-3) to a ThlrdRe s ldential ( ivlul tl-f'am11y Dwel]ings, R-3) Dlstrlcttr was glven i.ts second read,lng, and upon motion of Councllman Jbhnson, seconded by Councllman Byrd, sald or:dlnance passed lts second read-lng and was adopted by the foll-owing vote: Ayes: Councllmen: Byrd-Johnson-lilorgan-Rooth-ThayerNoes: Councilmen: None Absent: Councilmen: None oRDTNANCE N0. 6?0 rrcal-l-in g a Speclal Election ln the City of Burllngamefor the Purpose of Submltting to the Electons of Said Clty Certaln P:roposltlons for Incurrlng a Bonded fndebtedness of Said Ctty for: the Acqulsltlon, Constructioil and Completlon of Certain Municlpal Improvements ln Soparate Groups, Each Group Including 0niy One Sub- Ject; Consolldatlng Sald Speclal llunlclpal Election rlth the Gener:al Munlclpal Electlon to be Hefd in Said City on Aprl1 8, l-958,; Flxlng the Date of Sald. Special Electlon; Pnovldlng for the ldanne rof Holdlng the Same; and Provldlng for Notlce Thereoft set forth 1n f ul-l- as f oll-ows: OFDTNANCE NO. 670 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Burllnga:le by resolu- tion passed and adopted at a regular meetlng of said City Councll on January 20, 1958, by the affirmative vote of more than two-thfrdsof al-l- lts members dld determine ttrat the pubLlc interest and ne-cessity demand the acquisition, constructlon and completion of municlpal lmprovements hereinafter set forth in several- gloups, each group including only one object and purpose, and did further determi.ne that the cost of sa.ld proposed runicipal improven6nts and each of them, and oach group thereof, wlfl be too great to be pald out of the ordlnary annual incorne and revenue of said narnlclpal.lty and that salC acqulsltions and lmprovements and each of them w111require an expenditure greater than the amount allowed for e achthoreof by the annual- tax levy, and w111 necessltate the lncurring of a bonded lndebted.ness, which resolutlon was d.uly entered on the mlnutes of s ald meetLng of sald Councll and is now on flle and of record in the 0fflce of the City Clerkof sald Clty; and, II/I-IEREA S, a Genenal- MunLclpal E1ectlon wlll- be heJ.d in saldCity of Bur"lLngame on April 8, 1958; NOW, TIIEREFORE, the Clty Councll of the Clty of Bur]lngame does ordain as folfows: Sectlon 1.That a Spec ia1 ltlunlclpal Blection be, and lt ls' to be, held ln sald City of Burllngame,f Aprl1, l-958, at whlch electlon sha1l d el-ectors of sald Clty the question of s by said. Clty fon the objects and pur- horoby oidered and directed poses set fonth in the following proposltlons, l{os. 1 and 2, re-spectlvely, as follows: PROPOSITIO}I I{O. I Sha11 the City of Burl.lngame incur a bondod indebtedness ln the pnlnclpal amount of $725rOOO.OO ln accordanco with the provlslons of the Ordlnance calling the eloction at whlch thls proposltlon Is submltted for the object and purposo of the acqulsLtlon, construc- tlon and compJ-etlon of storm drainage facllltles comprising cuJ.vents, storm dralnaqe collectLon system, condults, plpeJ-ines, man}.olos, catch beslns, gradLng, fl11s, channoL llnlng, Iands, easements, rights-of-way and other works, property or structuros, l-ncludlng removal or replacement of exlstlng sanltary sewers or portlons thereof, as necessary or convenlent, for the lmprovement of the storm dralnage system of the Clty of Burllngame ? on ?uesday, the elght' be submltted to the q incurring bonded lnde hd ua1 bte ayo lfi e dne s PROPoSITTOII NO. 2 Shall the Clty of Burlingame incur a bonded indebtedness in the princlpal amount of $?OTOOO.OO in accordance with the provi- slons of the Ordinance calling the electlon at which thls proposition is submitted, for the object and purpose of the acquisitlon of land withln the City of Burllngame and the gradlng, fll1lng, 1eve11lng and sunfacj.ng thereof for the purpose.of a rnrnlcipal rocreatlon s ite ? The estlmated cost of the taunl cipal- acqulsitlons and improve- ments, including legal or other fees incidentaf to or connected wlth the authorlzatlon, lssuance slrd sale of bonds, and also lneluding the costs of prlnting bonds and other eosts and expenses lncldental to or corurected with the issuance ancl sale of bonds, set forth ln each of said p?opositions, i.s respectively as follovrs: ACQUTS]TIONS AND IMPROVEMSNTS ESTIMATED COST b d Constr.uction and conpletion of oak Grove Avenue storm drainage interceptor channel Construction and completion of Lincol-n Avenue storm dnelnage interceptor channe 1 Construction and completion of improvementsto MiL1s Creek storm dralnage channe l- . . . fmprovements, lnc J-ud Lng l1ning, to the storm drainage channels and system of theCity of Burlingame TOTAL PROPOSTTION NO. 2 RECREATION Acqulsltlon of real property forrecreation slte.a public .$ 59o,4oo.oo 77, 6OO . OO 2, OOO. OO 2s, ooo .o0 $ zzs,ooo.oo $ so,ooo.oo ?o, ooo. oo a E Completlon of site preparation on realpr.operty to be acqulred by the City,includlng grading, fi1ling, Ieve11ing and surfac lng TOTAL $ zo,ooo.oo TOTAL ESTIMAIM COST OF ALL THE FOREGOING(PRoPosrrroNs Nos. 1 Am 2)$ z95,ooo.oo That the amount of lndebtedness proposed to be incuRedfor the lmprovements rnentj.oned. in each of the above-describedproposltions ls the amount thereln stated, sever.alJ-y and re-spectively, which lmprovements are to be made for the obJeets andpurposes therel-n steted, sevenalJ-y and respectively; and the totaL amount of indebtedness to be incurred at said spoclal electlon l-sand will be the aggregate of the amounts stated in all of suchproposals which are accepted by the voters at said election. Sectlon 2.That said City Council- does hereby submit to quall-fled eloetors of said Clty of Burllngarae at sald Special Munlclpal-ElectLon thls Ordlnance, and the s aid proposltlons respectively lnthe form of ball-ot herelnafter prescrlbed fo:: use at sald election.Said City Councll proposes to lssue and se1I sald bonds of sald Cltyof Burlingamein the amounts and for the obJects and purposes speclfledin such of said Proposltlons Nos. 1 and 2, upon which two-thirds ofthe qualtfied voters votlng on sai.d propositions, severall_y andrespectiveJ-y, sha11 vote at said Special Election in favor theroof; 227 PROPOSTTION NO. 1 STORM DRAINAGE 228 and lt ls further ordered that the pnoceeds from the sale of sald bonds so authorlzed by the voters sha11 be set aside in a speclal fund or funds, several-ly and respectively, and the funds so set aslde shal-I be used solel-y for the payment of th6 cost of the lmprovements speclfled ln each of the proposltlons so eccepted and approved by the voters, sevenaLly and respeclvely. T'ho bonds so to be lssued shal-1 be negotlable in form, and of the character knolen aa s6rlaLr_ and sha1I bear intorest at a rate not exceedlng six per centum (6%) per annum payable semi-annually. Sectlon 3.Sald Munlclpal Electlon shaLl- be held and con- ducted a-d tEe votes thereof canvassed, and the re turns thereof made, and tho resul-t thereof ascertalned and determlned as herelnprovlded; and ln all particulars not descrlbed by thls Ordinance,sald electlon shall- be hel-d as provlded by law for the holding ofMunlclpal Electlons in sald Clty. Sectlon 4. AIin sald Clty of Bur vlded for shall be and oach of them, s 1p l-in qua ubm ersons qualifled to vote at ivfurnicipa] Electlons game upon the date of the olection hereln pro-llfted to voto upon the aforesaid proposLtlons,itted at sald Speclal Munlclpal El-ectlon. YES NO Seqtlo4 5. That said Speclal Munlclpal Eloctlon hereby ordered and ciTEfEEEll be, and is Lereby, consolldatod with the general onrnlclpal electlon to be held in sald Clty of Bu:r1lngame on Aprl1 8; 1958, as requLred by law and pursuant to the r.esolutLon of the Clty Council of the Clty of Burlingame cal1lng sald electLon and consollda-tlng .the electlon proclncts, and the notlces glven or to be glven pursuant thereto; The'precincts, po11lng places and offlcer"s of theelectlon sha11 be the same as those set forth in that certaln re-solutlon entltled ltResolutlon No. 6-58 Order"lng and Calllng a ltlunl- ' cipal Electlon to be Held ln tlre City of Burllngame on Apn1l 8, 1958,fon the Purpose of Electing Two Members of the City Councll; Provl- dlng for the Consolidatlon of ths Regulan Electlon Pneclncts for Conductlng sald Generel uunlclpal Electloni and Flxing Po]11ng Places and Deslgnatlng.Officers of saLd General Municipal Electlon.n T'he aforesaLd resolution ls hereby lncorporated hereln and nado a part heneof by reference. Sectlon 6.The total Lirrit of indebtodnoss to be incurred by the lssuance of the bonds aforesaid shall not ln the aggregate exceed. flfteen per centum (15fr) ot the assossed value oi alt real and personal propenty in sald Clty of Burllngame. Sectlon 7.The ballots to be used at sald Special- Munlc!.palElectlon shal-l-, 1n additlon to aLl other matter required by 1aw, hav6 prlnted theneon the followlng: PROPOSITION NO. 1 Sha11 the City of Burllngame lncu:r a bonded lndebtedness in the prtncipal amount of $?25rOOO.oOln accordance rvith the provlslons of the Ondlnaneecalllng the electlon at which thls proposltlon ls submltted for the object and purpose of theacquisltlon, construction and corpletlon of storm dralnage colfectlon system, conduLts, plpellnes, manholes, catch baslns, gradlng, flJ.1s, channelJ-inlng, lands, easements, rlght-of-way and other wonks, property or structunes, lncludlng romoval or neplacement of exlsting sanltary sewers or portlons thereof, as necossary or convenlent, for the lmprove- ment of the storm dralnage system of the City of Burl ingame ? 229 PROPOSITION NO. 2 Sha11 the City of Burlingame lncur a bonded indebtedness ln the princlpal amount of $?OrOoo.Ooln accordance rvith the provlslons of the ordinance calling the el-ectlon at which thls proposltlon 1s submltted, for the object and purpose of the acquisltlon of land wlthLn the Clty of BurlS.ngame and the grading, fllllng, levelllng and surfaclng thereof for the purpose of a municipal recreation slte? rES NO Sectlon-8.Each voter may vote on any one, or any, or a1I of said propositions herewit h submitted. Each voter to voto on Proposlti.on No. t hereby submltted and for Lncurring said bonded indebtedness shall stalrp a cross (X) in the bl-ank space opposite the word ttYESr on the ballot to the right of said propositlon and to vote agalnst sald pr.opisltion and agalnst lncurrlng sald indobted- ness shall stary a cross (X) in th6 blank space opposite the word ItNOrr on the bal-Iot to the rlght of sald proposition. Each voter to vote on ProposLtlon No. 2 hereby submitted and for incuming said bonded indebtedness shaLl stamp a cross (X) ln the blank space opposite the word trYEsrt on the balLot to the right of sald pro- posltlon, and to vote against sald proposltion and agalnst incr:rlng sald lndebtednoss, shall stamp a cross (X) in the bl-ank space opposlte the word rNOtr on the ballot to the.right of said proposltlon. Section 9.Thls Ordinance shall- be published. once a week for two weeks ih the Burl lngame Aclvance-Star which is a newspapor publlshed less than six days a week in the City of Burlingame, and such publlcation shal-1 constltute notice of sald el-ectlon. No other notice of the el-ection hereby cal-l-ed need be glven. Section 1O.ThLs Ordlnance shalf be entered upon the mlnutes of theJouncil and on the Ordlnance Books of the City. Thls Ordinance, being an OrdLnance calling and or.dering an eleetiont shalL take effect fun-raedlately upon its adoptlon. CHARLES W. ROoTH - Mayor3 Upon motLon of Councllman Byrd., seconded by Councilman Johnsone Ordinance No. 670 passed its second reading and was thereaftor adopted by the followlng vote: Ayes: Noes: Absent: C or:nc il- men : Counc il-rnen: Counc ilmen: BSrrd- Johns on-Mongan-R ooth-Thayer None None REPORTS FROI.'I OFFICERS (a) CITY ATTORNBY Reference was made to a ne mo addressed. to each rne mben of the CltyCouncll, dated F'ebruary 1O, 1958, from the Offlce of the CityAttorney, concernlng State Legislature actLon adding sections tothe Elections Code (L822, LA23, LA24) provlding for the preparatlon, flling, prj.ntlng and rnalling of arguments for and agalnst city mea- sures gubmitted to the quallfled olectors of a city. The City Attorney advlsed that (1) a legislative body, or any nembenthereof, an indlvidual voter or a bona fide assoclation of citizens, ma;r fl1e a written argument for or against any clty measure; (2) no argument may exceed. 3OO words in length; and (3) the clty cle:rk shall have such argument for or against tire measure prlnted and thereaftershall enclose a p::lnted copy of the argument for and the argumentagaLnst in each sample ballot. CITY iTIANAGER (1) HEALTH & SATETY ColdllISSIoN RE: TRAFFIC MAT?tsRS (b) A rne mo dated tr'ebruary 14, 1958, advised that the iiealth and s.)an Safety Commlssion is glvlng conslderation to includlng the mattorof trafflc ln its frmctlons and a nepont shaIl be subraitted thene- aft6r:. SURVEY TRAFT'IC LIGHTS EL CAI,IINO.}fURCHTSON.TROUSDALE DR. A memo dated February 13, 1958, advised. that the neod for traf.f I c ltghts at the lntersection of EI Camino Real and, Murchlson and,/or Trousdal-e Drivesl is belng lnvestLgated a.nd lf wamanted,the subdlvider shall- bo requlrod to pay the cltyts shane. Councll-man Byrd advlsed that 1t ls a matter of recordthat the subdivlder and the State sha]l- share the Lnstal].atloncost, with the city assuming the malntenance cost. The City Manager advlsed that he ls in receipt of a com- munlcatlon from the State to that effect. (3) CONFERENCE WITH KNOEGER & ASSOCIATES A memo dated February 11, 1958, advlsed that a representa-tive of Kroegen & Assoclates has lndlcated his wLllJ.ngness to meet wlth the Councll to confen on an ad.mini s trat lve-organl za-tlonal survey. The Clty Manager was authorlzed to scheilule the confer:ence and to so notlfy the Council. (4)DEBRIS ON OLD BAYSHORE A memo d.eted. February 14, 1958, advised that no provisLon has been made to furnlsh rebates to cltles for street J-lghts out of ser:vlc6; however, lf such a rullng ls made, the clty should apply for said rebate. (6)CAUCUS SESSIOI{ PRACT]CES A memo dated February 14, J-958, advlsed of study sossion.practlces of other citles and folLorlng a brief discusslon, the subJect was agai.n referred to the City Manager wlth a requost that he recomnend the approprlate procedure to pursue. NEIII BUSINESS 1. SIIRYI]Y REqIIBSTM NOITCONFORMI].IG PROPERTY OI{ HOV/ARD AVE}TIIE Mayor Rooth reconrmended that a survey be cond,ucted bythe Planning Commlsslon, through the Office of the City Manager,of the property owned by I!In. WaLten Hasty, 1545 Howar.d Avenue, allegedfy non-conformlng, and that consld€rstion be glven tothe possibillty of rezonlng the ar:oa. Councll members concunred. 2. COI'NCILI(EN BYRD CO}{MENTS Councilman Byrd comnented briefly on a recent fire on Valdlvla Court and the resid.ents high pralse of the Fire Departmontrs prompt 16 sponse. Councllman Byred expressed his obJection to the recent crltlclsm dlrected at the Council and roforr.ed partlcularly to the foJ.lowlng accusations: that the Councll has falled to support the Offlce of the City I'tlanagen, has falled to adopt city com- misslons I recomnendations and. has d.elayed development of shoreflne properties. To support his statements, Councllman Byrd read excerpts froma serles of newspaper artlc16s, reportlng Councll actlvltles, and datlng from 1952, ln whlch be was quoted as being ln favorof, and urglng the employment of a Clty Manager. Councilman BJrrd stated that a r.ecord of provlous mlnutos lndicate the Counclr ts support of the City Manager, except 1n those mattenspertalning to leglslature and requirlng additional Councll revlew and study. 231 On the subJect of Capital Improvements, Councilman Byrd cal-Ied attention to those authorized by the Council during the past few years, includlng the construction of Fire Station No. 2 and the improvements and addltion to the Servage Dlsposal Pl-ant. Courlcllman Byrd further defended the lnterest of the Council in the matter of capital improvements, statlng that in 1954 a report was received on the major lmprovements requlred for an adequate drainage systemt of whlch two phases have been completed and a bond lssue before tho electorate at the Aprl1 el-ectlon proposes the. completlon of the flnal phase. Speaking on the subJect of a marlna developmentr Councilman Byrd recalled the action of the Council ln establishing a fil-L and coven method for the dump as wel-I as acquiring addltlonal property for dumping purposes and the transfer of the area into a park in 1955. Councllman Byrd conclud.ecl hls statements with a rerrinder that a bond lssue proposes the acqulsltlon and cor@letion of property for a public recreatLon site. CLAIi',{S Claims for the Month of Febnuary, l-958, Nos. 11625 - L1776, in the amount of $45r568.03, duly audited, were approved and srarrants ordered drawn on the City Treasury in their respective amounts, upon motion of Councl lman l'{organ, seconded by Cou.ncilnan Thayer? and unanlmously csrrled. PAYROLL Payroll warrants, for the idonth of January 1958, Nos. 5578-5969, ln the amount of $681662.43, we?e approved and upon motion of Councllman ldorgan, seconded by Counc ifnan Thayen and unanimously carri ed. CTAIMS AGAINST CITY 1. A Claim agalnst the City of Burlingame in the a.mount of Sl-56.83,pnesonted by Johrr S. Matthews, L436 Carlos Avenue, Burlingame for damages to the premlses as a result of a broken water maln, was rejected and referred to the Cltyls insur:ance carrier, upon motion of Co\rncil-man Morgan, seconded by Councilman Thayer and unanLmously carrled. 2. A Claim against tho City of Burl lngame, in the amount of $21-.?5,presented by James B. Smith, for damages to the sewer line aL 122'l E1 Camino Real, was rejected and referred to the Cltyt5 i.nsurancecarrier upon motion of Councilman Morgan, secondod by Councllman Byrd and unanimously carrled. 3. A Clairn against tho Ctty of Burllngame, 1n the amount of $95.59,presented by Charles R. Garnin, 23O5 Poppy Drlve, for plumbing repairs created by a broken water main, was reJected upon motion of Councilman Morgan and referr:ed to the Cityt" lnsurance carrier, sec'onded b1; Councllman Byrd and unanlmously carried. Councllman Byrd recom:rended. that the City irlanager beclains agalnst the City of Burlingame, filed in theCity Cl-erk. appraised of allOffiee of the ADJOURNIIE},IT There boing no further buslness, the meoting was regularly adjournedat 9:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Herbert K. WhiteClty Clerk PROIIED: C rl-es VJ. Root fulayor M