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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1957.01.21g1 Bur llngame January - Callfornla 2L, 1957 CALL TO ORDER. A regular meetlng of the Burllngame Clty Councll" was hold on tho above qlven date. ltreetlnq call-ed to order at 8:OO p.m. - Mayor Rooth i.nthe Chelr. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIAI{CE At word fr"om lvlayor Rooth all ln tho Council Chambor e?ose and gave the Pledge of Alleglance to the F1ag. ROLL CALL Pr.esent - CouncLlmen: Absent - Councilmen: INTRODUCTION OP STUDE}ITS Byrd - Johns on-Morgan-Rooth-Thayer None Ifayor Rooth aclmowlodgod the presence of students from the College of San lilateo, Burllnqame Hlgh School and the Burlingame fntermediate School. MINUTES PREVTOUS IIIEETI}JG The minutes of the regular meeting of January 7r 1957, were unanim- ously approvod on motion of Councilman lrfio?gan and seconded by Councilman Jolrnson. HitARING A p€tltlon from trre Fena Transit Conpany offering to install throughoutthe Clty, park'tJrpe benchos wLth ad.vertisements d.isplayed thereon, was scheduled for pubIIc hea:rlng on this date. The Chalr annormced that a comrr.rnl catl on dated January 9, 1957, had been recelved from the appllcalt requesting that the petltlon be wi thdrawn. Councllman Thayor referred to the number of comnunlcstlons roceLved.in protest to the proposal to lnsta11 park-tyi)e benches and requestedthat each be nead. The Chalr ruled that lnasmuch as the petitlon has been wi thalrawn lt was not necessary to proceod with the reading of communL catl,ons . The f ollowlnir letters r:eceiverl ln opposltlon to th6 proposal xrere thereaf ter ordered placod on f11e: l.tlrs. Auclrey C. Rrown, 2675 Suraml t Drlve; the San Mateo County Garden Center; N611 T. Welsh; Ruth !V. McCarloy, 1125 Bernal Avenue; El-mor A. Roberts, 1O49 Broadway; Thelma W. and Georgo A. Kromhout, 27 4l Surunit Drive;the l3urlinr;am6 Wonan I s Club; the Burllnr3ame Gate lrnprovement CIub and the Burllnl_:ame Park Commlsslon. COI{I,{L]i.iICATIONS I. INVESTIGATION OF NEM FOR OFF-STREET PARKT]'IG FOR LONG TI}{I] PARKERS A conrrunication dated January 77, L957, was read from the City Ivlanager, clting the apparent need for facllltles to provide parking for persons worklng in the contral buslrress district and persons attendlng meetings ln the buslnoss dLstrict. Tt ivas the recommendatlon of the Clty Manager that en in,.restLgatlonbe conducted to deternlne the posslblllty of obtainlng vacant lotssurotrnding tho fnlnge a.reas. 92 At the sugEle s tl,on of Councll.man Morgan, the Mayor, together wlth theClty Manager and the Chalrman of the Chamber of Commeree, were authorlzed to ln','estlgate and submlt their flndlngs thereafter tothe rembers of the Clty.Councll. 2. PROPOSM) OEDINA}ICE CHANGE TO AILOI' GREATER STORAGE OF INFI,AM- MABLE IIQIJIDS. A letter dated January 17, 1957, was read from the Clty Manager, lnforming the Council that the Flro Chlef has roquosted that a change be enacted 1n Ordlnance No. 537 to aI1ow a grsater storage of lnflammables 1n servLce statlons. The comrmrnlcatLon noted that a greater safety ln the hand.ling of inflammable llquids and the filltng of underground tanks would result. CouncLlman Mongan moved that the aoendmen t to the ordlnance codo, unanlmously camied. Clty Attorney prepare an appropri,ate seconded by Councllman Johnson and 3. REPORT ON REVISTO}IS OF CTVTT SI'RVTCE ORDINANCE AJ'ID RUTES A cornrnrnlcatl on dated January f8, 1957, was recolved from the Clty Manager, advising that ln accordance wlth Councll lnstructlon to revLew the existlng Civil ServLce Ordinance and Rules to functlonwlth Councll-Manager for:m of government, the suggested personnel system ordlnance and rules rocommended by the League of CallfonnlaClties sha11 be used as a guide. The City Manager and the Clty Attorney each ln h-lrn, rendered abrlef vorbal roport on the progross made to date. The communLcatLon was recelved for flllng. REPORTS OF' OF'FICERS Reports from the Pollce Departnrent, the F'ire Department and the De-partnent of Publ-lc Works for tho month of December, 1956, wer6 re- celru€dr acknowledged and placed on fl1e. RESOLUT]ONS Mayor Rooth advlsed that the Clty Council has been requested to endorse a proposed resolution soliciting the Board of Supervls o:rsof San Mateo County to construct a swimming pool ln North San }Iateo County Park firom unexpended. County Rocreation Funds. Councl-1man Byrd lntroduced and moved the p&ssage of Resolution No.1-57, nResolUlron Rqques qlng Boald oq Supeqvlsorq of !a4 l(ateo Countyto Construct a Swlmming P ool inl'IortE San@ CouncLlman Johnson and unanlmousJ-y adopted theroafter upon rolll- of members . ORD INANCES - Conslderatlon of: OR)II{ANCE l{0. 641 rAn Ordlnance Addln q Sectj.ons l-38O, L5BO.l, 1380.2,f58o.3; f581; 1582, 1383 and 1384 To the Ordlnance Code of the Cttyof Burllngame and Requlring that a Permlt bo Obtained. Prlor to AnyAlteratlon of a Pub1lc Street; Providlng Standa:rils f or Issuance ofPermlts; Flxlng the Authority of the Clty Englneer over operatlonsT[lthtn fts Purvlew and RepealLng Sectlon 1246 of Sald Ordlnance Codet was glven Lts second readlng and on motlon of Councllman B;rrd, seconded by Councllmen l,ilq3gpn, the said ordlnance was adonted bythe fo1J-owlng vote: AYES: Councllmen:Byrd - Johns on-Morgan-Rooth-Thayer None ORDTNANCES fntroductLon of: ORDINA}ICE NO. 642 "An orclinance AmendLng the OrdLnanceClty of -qurlin,Tame by Adding Thereto a IIew Section 1222. Parklng of Vehicles on Park Road Between Bayswater Avenu sul-a Avenuer was Lntroduced by Councilman i'{organ for flr by caI NOES: Councilmen: Code of the 17 Limltlng e and Penln-st readlng. I 93 UNFINISHED BUSTNESS Nons NEW BUSINESS Non6 CLATMS Clalms Nos. 9764 to 991O for th6 month of January, 1957, duly audlted Ln th6 amount of $291050.65, were authorlzed drawn on the Clty Treasuny 1n thelr respectlve amounts, on notlon of Councllman ltlorqan, seconded by Councllman Byrd and unanlmously carrLed. PAYROLL Payroll wa::rants Nos. 8810 to 9162 lnc. ln the amount of $601999.67for the month of December, 1956, were approved on Eotlon of Councll- man Bfrd, seconded by Councilnran Johns on and unanimously carrLed. AD JOTJR NIIENT There belng no furth€r buslness, the reetlng was regula::ly ad Jounnedat 8:17 p.n. Respectf u1ly su bmlttod HERBERT K. W rTEClty Clerk APPROVED! CEARLES W. ROOTE, I,IAYOR I a.