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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1957.02.04I 94 A regular meetlng of the BurlLngame CJ.ty CouncJ-I was held on the above glven date. Meoting call-ed to order at 8:00 p.m. - Mayor Roothin the Chalr. Burl ing ame- C al lfornla February \, l-957 CALL TO ORDM: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE At word fr:om Mayor Rooth all ln the Councll Chamber arose and gavethe Pledge of AllegLance to the F1ag. ROLL CALL Pr:esent - Councilmen: Byrd-Johnson-Rooth-Thayer Absent - Councllmen: Morgan Councllnan Morgan, absent because of a prevlous c oatLtment, - ttas exeused on motlon of Councllman BJrrd., soconded by Counci.lnan John- son and unrnlmous ly carrled. MINUTES PREYIOUS MEETING The ninutes of the previous meettng of January 2l- t L957 ' es submit- ted to members of the Councll; uere unenlmously approved and adoptod on motlon of Councllman Thayer and second.ed by Councilman Jobnson. ]NTROU'CTION OF' MRS. CHARLES F. SCHWALM Mrs. Gharles F. Schwalm, wlfe of the Clty Manager, uas lntroduced by Mayor Rooth and welcomed as e member of the offlcial. fantly of the Clty of Burl lngame. BIDS - GasolLne requlrements 19 7-t9585 The Chalr announced that thls nas the tLne scheduled, pursuant to Invitatlon to Bldders, to open bids recelved for the Clty of Bur- 1l-ngamer s supply of gasollne for the twelve-nonth perlod, begln- ning March a, 1957. Satd blds were oponed and declared as follors: Name The Texas Co. Joseph L. Castor Compeny Unlon 011 Co. of Callforrrla Slgnal O11 Co. General Petroleum Corporatl on , Tldewater 011 C omp any Rlchfleld O11 , Corporatl on Grade Regular EthylIn tankwagon dellverles Re gular Ethyl Regul ar Ethyl Dl s c ount End PrLce .2227 Per EaI. .2527of lgOO ga1s . or nor.e .221, .26l. 20 l+o o/ /7 J99 gal_s. 99 ga1s.$. o05 $. 01 p6r per .214 .231+ 2o85 485 8afgal Resular .0275Ethyl .0275 Add $.005 per ga1 2oo/399 sa]-s. Add $.01 per ga1 40,/199 gels. Add Add Regu 1ar Ethyl Add $.0o5 per Add $.O1 per .ett .22l-.0175 .21+85 2oo/.399 sets.l+0,/199 sal s . Regular . OII+0 .221+0Ethyl .0120 .2540In tankwegon dellverles of l+O0 gals.mln. ga1 ga1 RegularEthyl .0O! per gal.01 per ga1.0[ per ga1 .ot5 .221.o15 .25L 2oo/399 setsl+oh99 l-ats f ess than l.LO gals. A'Id Add Add 95 Name She11 0i1 Company Standard 011 Co. of C e-llfornl,a . Seaslde Ol1 Co.Regular Ethyl COMMUNICArIONS 1. FINAL MAP OF TILLS ESTATE NO. 1 Reference was made t dated Janua ry 29, 19 had been glven to th subsequent to r*rlch Regular .0150Ethyl .0175In tankwagon dellverles of [OO ga1s. mln. .22LO .21+85 .2o85 .2385 Regrlar .0275Ethyl .0275In t ankwegon dellverles of 1100 ga1s. min. .o276 .o276 .2081+ .218l+ The above blds were referred. to the Clty Manager arrd to the City At- torney for study arrd a recommsndatlon as to their seLectlon of the lowest bldder submitted for Councll actlon at the next regular meet- 1ng, February LB, 1957. oa 57, tt c ommunicatlon fr.om the Plannlng Commlsslon,notlfylng the Councll that a thorough revlew I-na1 Map of rrMllls Estete Subdivlslon No. 1l'l was recommended that lt be accepted. The Clty Attorney advlsed that the 1ega1 document s to proponly pro- cess the Flnal Map were incomplete and acceptance was therefore wlth-held untll the next regular meetlng of the City Council. 2. RECI,ASSIFICATION FROM C.l to R-PROPERT]ES WITHIN EASTON D A letter dated Janua ry 4, 1957, was read from the Plerrning Commls-slon, advlslng that a pubJ.lc hearlng had been conducted on aopllea-tlons for reolas s lflc ati ons fnom C-1 to R-1, submltted by GeorgeAnderson, 1159 Broadway, (vacant property westerly slde of ChulaVlsta Avenue betwoon Broadway Avenue and Carmellta Avenue ) ana H.F. ErLcksont 1272 Oak Grcve Avenue, (easterly slde of Chula Vlsta Avenue betreen Broadlray Avenue and Carmellta Avenue) and there be-lng no obJections presented, lt lrss recommended that the Councll grant lts approval to the reclasslflcatlon. Councllman fhayer lntroduced. for flrst readlng, ORDINANCE N0. 543, An Ordinanc e Ame ndl.Secti on 1 o Artlcle -PaFt f-oflEE-Tna; 60 t of ur ame D v the Cit ntorcse-assl oc ot B oc aof Eas ton ddltion From a eta onme rc a D str ct to a Thlrd 0 Resldentlal Dls trlct. 2 ACQUISITION OF ET]ENNE PROPERTT - INDUSTRIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT A conuuunl c atl on dated January 30, 1957, was recelved from the Ctty Manager, aalvlslng the CounclJ. of the necesslty of acqui-ring a parcelof property (.212 acres adJolnlng Marsten Road srrd a lo-foot drainage easement) upon which the storm dralnage pumplng pJ.arrt and fac111tles, constructed under the Industrlal Assessment Distrlct, ls sltuated. The Clty Manager further advlsed that R. P. Etlenne Propertles, Inc., has, by deed, granted the prcperty to the Clty &t no addltlonal costto elthen the Dlstrlct or to the Clty and lt wes recor?mEnded that aresolutlon bo adopted acceptlng sald grant deed. Etlenne PropeFtfesl-Tnc. tr- seconded by Councilman Johnson and. unanlmous- 1y qdonted on ro11 cal1. 4.PERMIT REQIIESTED TO OPERATE PARKING LOT O}J HOWARD AND PARK ROAD A request for a pemit to operato a parklng 1ot on the corner of Hcward Avenue and Park Road, submltted by Mrs. Alice A. Raynes, 12[] Howard Avenue, wag referred to the Plannlng Commlsslon. c ENDOHSM,IENT OF PRO?OSE]D BOAT HARBOR WITIrIN LOCATION OF' CfTY FILL Councllman Byrd moved concurrenc6 1n the reconnnendati on and Lntroducedfor passage, RESOLUTION !9r 7afl ltAcceptlng Grant Deed From R. P. A corrnunlcatlon dated January 29, 1957, recelved from the Burl lngane provenbnt Cl-ubs Council, recordlng lts approval to the establlshment Im- of 96 s boat harbor and other recreatlonal areas withln the location of theClty F111, was acknowledged and placed on flfe. 6. PROPOSED LEGISLATION To BAN SALE OF CR]],IE HORROR C0MIC BOoKS Reference was made by the Chair to a cornmirnicatlon dated Janu ary l1 ,1957 from Frank G. Bone1ll, State As s omblyman and author of Assembly Bt11 AB-51+, bannlng the sale of crlme horror comlc books to mlnors under elghteen years of age and contalned within sald cormunlcatlon. was e request that the Clty Council enact a resolution slmllar Ln con-talt to that of other citles, urging the Legislature of the State ofCafifornla to pass appropniate legislatlon to prohlbit or control thesale of seld ll terature. Mayor Rooth stated that lnsofar as the Clty of Burl lngame ls concern-ed, the vendors, as welL as the Po1lce Department, are aware and alentto the problem and ln his oplnLon, the adoptLon of a resolutlon by a 1oca1 bofrr would be superfluous to the actlon already taken by theState Leglslature. In commentlng further, Mayor Rooth expressed hj-spersonal dlsapproval to the endorsement of a b111 of which he had11ttle knowledge. Councllman Byrd recommended that a slmple notlon, speciflcally in-cluding only the phrase rrbannlng the sale of erlme horfor books to minors r:nd ei. etghleen yeans of igett be adopted. by the Qouncil andnotlflcatlon of sald actlon be forwarded to the r'riter of the e omnun- 1catl on. Councll members, following a brief discussion, concurred, and on mot-lon of Councllman Byrd, seconded by Councllman Thayer, and unanimouslycarried, the City Attornoy eJId the Clty Managor r.ere directed to for- ward an approprlately wor.ded communlc atl on to As semblyuan BonelJ.i. A communlcation from Robert E. McCann, relatlve to the above mentionedsubject and filed ulth the Mayor, und6r d.ate of February ), lJ$1 , vas acknowlodged. and Mr. McCann notlfied persona].ly that hls communicatLon shal1 be attachod to that forwarded to As s emblyman Bono1Ll. 7. SAN FNANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT HEARINGS A corn'nunlcation dated Janu ary 29, A957, was recelved from th6 San Franclsco Bay Ar6a RapLd Translt Commisslon, transml.ttlng a copy of Senate 8111 850 relatlng to the creetion of a.rapld translt dlstrlct and announclng that a publlc heari ng on the bllI had been sched.uledfor Wednesday, Febr:uary 20, 1957, l!0 McAllister. Stneet, Sen Francls- co, colnmenclng at 10:00 a.m. Mayor Rooth stated that mernbers of the Councll collectively and lndlv-ldually were not sufflciently lnformed on the subJect and the result-ant taxatlon that may be lmposed upon the property orl1€rs of thls com-munity; lt was his recorwrendatLon that the Clty Manager be dLrected. to attend the scheduled meetlng Ln San Francisco, ln addltlon to a study meoting of Ctty Managers scheduled ln the near future under the leade::- shlp of City Manager Su11lvan of the Clty of San Mateo. CouncL lman Byrd recommended that a publlc hearlng be flrst conducted by the Clty Councl-I to obtaln the reactlon and. the oplnlon of thocltizens of Burllngame. CouncLlman Byrd stated that fallure to ntak6 a standrr on the proposal may-result ln the cr€atlon of a Rapld Tran-slt DLstrlct not deslgned to serve tho best lnterest of thls c onmm-ttv. Followlng further dlscusslon, Councll members concurred wlth the rec- ornruendatl ons above stated and the CLty Manager was directed to attend the study'meetlng of Clty Managers ln preparatlon to particlpate ln dlscussions that may arise at a pubIlc hearlng schedulod by the Coun- clI at the next regular moeting, February l.8, !957, B:oo otclock, p.m. and thoreafter to prosent said rlstandrr to tlre Senate Interlm Conqnit- tee rneetlng ln San Francisco on February 20. A MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OPPOSITION TO SALES AND USE TAX I,AW A Ietter from the Manufacturers Assocletlon of San Mateo County, January 18, 1957, opposlng tho adoptlon of a. locel sales artd use 1aw, was recelved, acknowledged and placed on file. dated tar 97 RESOLUTIOI{S None ORDINANCES -Conslderatlon of: Ordlnanco No. 5[2 rrAn Ordlnance Amending the 0rdlnanc e Code of the Cltyof Burllngame by Adding Ttrereto a N6w Sectlon l-222.17 Llml tlng Parklngof Vohlcles on Park Road Betneen Bayswater Avenue and Peninsul-a Avenuerr was glven its second readlng and on motlon of Councl lman Johnson, sec- onded by Councllman Byrd, sald ordlnance was adopted by the fo1Iowlng vote: Councllmen - Byrd-Jolues on- Roo th-Thayer CouncL lmen - None Councilmen - Morgan ORDINANCES - Introductlon of: ORDINANCE NO. 6 Ci yo u ng ame AP CVED: LES W. ROO Ayes: Noes: Absent was lntrod.uced for flrst readlng by Councilnan Byrd. ORDINANCE NO. 5!f5 rAmendlng Sectlon 11f17 of tlre 0rdlnance Code of theCltt of Burl l ame by Permlttlng An Increase ln the Amouht of Storageof Inflammable Llquldsn was lntroduced for flrst readlng by C ouncl funan Thayer . 0RDINANCE NO. 6116 ttAmendlng Sectlon 1999.1, Artlcl-e !1, Part X, of thh€ 0iaf nanc e Cotle of the Clty of Burllng ame Provlding For the Estab- llshment of Flre Zones Wlthin the City By Wlthdrawing Lot 1!, Block 1 and Lot /, Block 2, Map of Easton Addltlon, from FLre Zone I and By Including Sald Lots ln Flre Zone fIIrr was lntroduced for flrst readLng by Councllman Byrd . UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Rude Proper.ty Ro11lns Road The Clty Manager was requ€sted to agaln c omrmrnl cate wlth the owners of property at 1862-186[ Rollins Road, Burl lnga.n6, denandlng the in- medlate removal of an asphalt strip fronting the property and lf not removed wlthin a reasonable perlod, the City Manager was requested to notlfy the owne rs that the Clty sha11 cause l-ts removal. 2. Persormel Ordlnance A brlef report on the progress of the proposed Personnel Ordinance and Rules and Regulatlons relatlng to Clvl1 Sorvlce was glven by the Ctty Manager, followlng wtrlch the Chai r requestod the Councll to study coples furnl shed each merrber. NEW BUSINESS 1. Appolntmont Wl111am Roese - Mosqulto Abatement Dls trlc t Mayor Rooth submltted the name of Wlllian Roese for reappointment as a member of the San Mateo County Mosquito Abatement Dlstrlct andthe appolntment thereefter unanlnously conflrmed by members of the Councl1. 2. Dr. B. I. Bearint re: rubbish dump - 01d Bayshore Hl ghway The City Manager and the Chlef of Police were dlrected to lnvestlgatea complalnt made by Dr. B. I. Bearlnt, owner of the property on the 01d Bayshore Hlghway, of the serious sitr:atlon oxlstent because ofrrdumplngtr wlthln that particular area of the Clty. ADJOURMBIT rrArnendlng SectLon 1382 of the ord.inance Cod.e of the Regulatlng the Locatlon and Width of Drivewaysrr HERBMT K.V'JHITE Ther.e being no further transaction of buslness, the neetlng was reg-u1arIy adjourted at B:l+5 P.M. Respe ctfully submitted C MAYOB City Clerk I .<-a:,-7