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Burllngame, Cellfornla
Februar.y 19, 1957
CALL TO ORDER
A rogular meetlng of tbe BurlLnganc Clty Councll ras hcld on tho
above glven datc. MeetLng called to order by ![ayor Rootb at I
orclock, p.m.
PLEDGE OF AtI.EGIAI{CE
At word from Mayor Rooth all ln ths Councll Chanbor arose and gave
the Pledge of Alleglancc to tho F1ag.
ROIL CALL
Prescnt - Councllncn: Bynd- Johns on-t{organ-Roo th-Thayer
Absont - Councllmcn, None
![]NUTES PRBVIOUS ilEETIHG
The nlnutes of th6 prevLous mcetlng of February 4, L957, as subnlttedto members, rera unanlmously appnoved and adoptcd on motlon of
Councllnan Thayen and scconded by Councllman Jobnson.
BIDS (Conprehenslve Llablllty Coveragc 1957-1958)
Mayor Roottr announced. that thls res the tLne set, pursuant to pub-
llshed notlce, to open blds necelved for Genoral Publlc Llablllty
and Automoblle Llablllty-Property Insurance, wbeneupon sald bids rcre
openod and declaned as follows:
Farmors Insuraneo Grou
Ca forn a Dr:ve
Burllngame, Ce1lf ornla
Gcneral Llah.lltty anil Autonobllc Ltablllty )
$roor0oo,/Soorooo Bodlly InJury )
$ Sorooo Property Damage )
Colllslon Covcrage as p€r3 flcct colllslon schcdulc
* 4,704.49
$ eB?.zB
$
$ 5OO Deductlble Colllslon on cach offour (4) Flre Englnes
lOO Deductlble Col1lslon on pass6nger3
vohlclcs and trucks 1949 and nercr
$ seo.zs
$ s,o94.?4
Iusu.r.ance Assoclatlon)
612,166. ro
Total
Monroe F. Bnorn (San lilatco-Bur.Ilnqamo
43O Penlnsulan Avenue
San Mateo, Cal-lfornla
Conblned Goner:e1 Ltabtllty and Prop€rty Danagelncludlng Products Liablllty, AutomoblleLlablltty end Propo rtJr Danage and Autonobllo
Non-OvmershLp
Materlal Danage - Flre, ?heft and Cornprehonslve
Statod Amount
C ollL sl on
)
)
)
)
Llmits: $foO/soo,Ooo - Bodl1y Injury Ltablltty )$ 5o,OoO - Property Danigc Lteblllty )
)
)
)
To taI $15,153.38
99
Councllman Mo:rgan ifovod that the foregolng bld.s be rofelrred to the Clty
Managor for hls revlew and recommendatlon theneafter to the Clty Councl1,
seconded by Councllnan Ttrayer and unanlmously carrled.
EEARII{G (San Franclsco Bay Ar:ea Rapld Tlanslt Dlsi.rlct proposal)
Mayor Rooth anxounccd tbet thls tes tho t1re scheduled by the Councll,at 1ts last regular mectlng, to conduct a hearLng on tbe pr:oposltlon
to cneate a Bay Area Rapld Trenslt Dlstrlct, as sct forth ln artlclcsof Sonato 8111 No. 85O.
The Clty }tlanageNas requestcd by thc Chafu to renden
lnformatlon hc has recel,.:ed subscquont to the sevoral
hc hss attendcd and to notc pantlcularly those polnts
be obJectl onable.
a roport on the
study sesslonsthat appcan to
The Clty l(anagon advlseil that baslcally, Scnatc 8111 No. 85O provldcs
for (1) the crcatlon of another governn6ntal agoncy, namoly, a San
Frenclsco Bay Arca Rapld Tnanslt Dlstrlct; (2) th6 Danner ln rtrlch a
Board of Dlrector"s sha}l be selected; (5) the porers, dutLes andauthorlty to bc vsstad ln sald Board of Dfuectors; (4) collEctlve
bargalnlng and arbltratlon, etc.
In advlslng the Councll firther, the Clty ilanager stated that theDlstrlct as proposcd by Scnetc 8111 No. 85O, 1s vested wlth tho porer
to lmpose upon the communitles (1) a onc pcrcent sates tax; (2) a
ten cenbs tax on p:roperty for gencral purposes and (3) a flve centgtax on prop€rty for pnollnlnary plans; ln addltlon, 1t sba1l bc ero-
powened to (1) create a bonded lndebtedness up to twcnty-five percentof the asscssed valuo ln the dlstrlcts and (2) issue goneral obllga-tlon bonds (provlded bonds ano approved by a maJorlty of voters. )
0bJectlonal features of the proposed blII were dlscussed and lnquiriesrolatlvc to tho taxes that nay be lovlod agalnst a comrm:nlty under the
proposed artlclos xcre anawcred by the Clty Managen, followlng rhlch,the Chalr askod for com.Ents fnom the floor.
There bclng no dls cusslon fron th6 floor, Councllnan organ lntro-
duccd and novad the passago o
Provlslons of Senate 8111 llo.
N9. 3-5? trDlsapprovlng of
-w,-I552)."
f RESOLUTIOI{
Januar.y
Councl.lnan Byrd., prlor to Cor:ncll actl,on, observcd that h1s coEpany
operates a bus llne servlce betreen Burllnganc, San !,{atco and
Belmont, colncldlng rlth schedulcs Elntalncd by other transportatlon
agenclcs anLlncs has o
has reserve
a fIexlblethls conmun
The hearlng thoroaftor declared concludcd, Councllnan Thayer sccondcdth€ motloo lntroduced by Councllrmn Morgan and by nolI call,
RESOLUTION NO. 5-57 was recorded as unanlraous.
CO},I],{UNTCATTONS
1. SEASIDE OIL COMPANT CONTNACT AWARD
A rec ooraondatl on fnon thc Clty Manage!, 1n a letter deted February 13,1957, that tho gasoline rcqulroonts fon the city be awarded to thelorest and bcst blddor, the Scaslde 01I Coryany, ras concu::ned 1n onmotlon of Councllran BJrrd, seconded by CouncllEan Johnson and
unani oously carrlcd.
2. BIDS REQUESTED FOR DRAFT TEST PIT . FIRE DEPARTMNT
A comnunlcatlon deted Fobruary 15, 1957, res road fnora tho City Man-egen, rccoftFndlng that blds bc rcgu6stod for the constructlon of adraft test plt for tnainlng, equlprent t€sting and maLntcnance pur-poscs ln the Flrc Depertmnt. Thc Councll was advLsed that the sumof $5r9OO renalns and EaJr be cxpended for thls purposs fnom the FlncDcpartment ffiprovorB Bt Bond Rrnd.
Advlsed by !h6 Clty Englneer that appr oprietc plans arc avatlable,Councllman l',{organ roovetl that blds bc adver"tised for salcl constnucf,lon,
secondod by Councllman Johnson and unanlmously carrled.
d it uas bls rurdcrstandlng thet the Paclflc Groyhound
ndcrsd nlnety ncr coaches and the Southc rn Psclflc C ompanyd $llrOOOrOOO to lrryrove lts facllltles, lndlcatlng thatgsnvlce ls belng Fovldod to acsomodate the nesldcnts ofttv.
3. DISPOSITION OF EXCESS LAND ON OLD BAYSHORE HIG}IWAY
A comrnrnlcatlon dated February 15, 1957, res read from the Clty
Managen, advlslng that an lnvestlgatlon has been nsde relatLve to aplan for the dlsposltlon of tho excess lands orned by the clty on tho
o1d Bayshor e H5.ghway.
The conmrnlc atl on recalled that the Clty has acqulred 125 feet ofland hrorn as the Beyshore Illghway fron the State Dlvlslon of Illghrays
and to conform to provlslons of the prosent clty ordlnance nequlrlnga ninl rnrro of elghty-four feet for naJon clty stneets, 1t ras pocon-
mended, followlng a conference wlth the Clty B.lgineer, the Clty Attor-
ney and th6 PLannlng Consultsnt, that th6 Councll adopt a polLcy, byresolutlon, declarlng that the eighty-four feet 1s neceBsary for naJorstreet :rlght-of-way pur3poses and that the remalnden sha1I be legally
declarod as oxcoss.
In response to CouncLl Lnqulrles r€1atlv6 to th€ cllsposltlon of theforty-one footage of excoss property, tbe Clty Attonrey sunnarlzadprovlslons of the proposed r:esoLutlon, statlng that th€ rosolutlon
declares and dLrects that (I) the Bayshore Elghway shal1 be a naJorclty street; (2) tho Bayshore Elghway shall be a wtdth of elghty-fourfeet; (5) the Clty EngLneer shal1 prepare and submlt for CounclL ec-
ceptanco, necessar:y dsscrlptlons of those portl ons of tho Bayshors
Eighray 1n excess of sl ghty-four feet, rhlch ln th6 opinlon of theClty Englneer shall be vacated as a clty stresti (4) the Clty AttorDoy
shal1 preparo the necessery ordi.nance of lntentlon to vacate cltystreots and (5) the Clty Mans.ger thereaft€r to (a) eaptoy an appralser;
(b ) reconrrend mthods of d.lsposing of property to b€ vacated anal (c )confer rlth osners of real property adJacent to the pontlons proposedto b6 vacated.
Councllnan Mongen suggest€d that lt may be to the bost lnterost of thecity to reteln th6 ontlro one hundr"ed trenty-1'1y6 fe6t of Bayshore
Etghway propelty rhlch, at a futuro date, rmy be developed lnto a
boulevard leadlng to & ,:ecr:eatlonal anee and a small boat harbor alongthe shorellne of the Clty.
Questloned by the Chalr, the Clty l{aneger. stated that an elgbty-fou:rfoot rlght-of-ray would b6 uore than adequate end addltlonal footagerould cneate adalltlonel nalntenance.
Ilr. Davld K€yston, representlng the l(oyston propertles on ths old
Baysho:"e Elghray, upged that a pollcy be determlned ln order: that the
pr"operty orners nay be cognlzant of ttra proporr Eal.ntenance for the
er6a.
At tho concluslon of th6 dl.scusslon ln rhlch monbers of tho Councll
concu*ed to rl thhold ectlon, Councllaan Mongan moved that the subJect
be neferred to the hrb11c Utl1ltles ConnLsslon and subsequontly the
roconnendatlon of that body be sublLltted to the Plannlng Comnlsslon
and to the Park C o."rrtltl ssion. The notlon was socondod by Councllnan
Byrd and unanlmous 1y carr:Led.
4. ,NO PAruCINGII 4 6 P.U. CALIFO RNlA DRIVE RECOM}.IEI'IDED
A comnn:nlcatlon ras r6ad fron tho Clty Uanagetr, dated February 15,I95?, advlslng that the ltealth and Saiety Comoissl.on has recommeadedthet parklng betreen 4 p.m. and 6 p.n.
Broadray and Lorton Avenues be prohlblt
Councll ras advlsed that a report w111trafflc count. The comrnrnlcatLon ras r"
Callfornla Drlve, betreenduring reekdays. The
made avaLlable follorlng a
elved and placed on fl1e.
on
ed
bo
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5. EXPENDIN'RE GAS TAX FUIIDS FOR MAJOR STREETS
A corutnrnlcatlon dated February 14, 1957, was read from the Clty Managen,
recomnentllng favorablo Councll ectlon Ln approving a resolutlon for
expendltures of gas tax qllocatlons for maJor clty streets to budget
an addLtlonal amount of $4'OOO for the clttrs portlon of tbe ntght-of-ray acqulsltlon on 8o111ns Road and to budget the amount of S241156.00for nalntenanc€ of all clty streets fo:r the ftscal year, 1957-1958.
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101
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Councl lman Byrd lntnoducod ard raoved the passage of RESOLIIIIION N0. 4-57iAdoptlng Budgot and Approvlng Memorandun of Agr66nent for Expendltureof Gas tax Allocetlon for t{aJor Ctty Stneetsr seconded by Councllman
Thayer and unanlmously canrLed on roII call.
6. REGIII.ATE PARKT}IG UPON PUBLIC AI'D PNIVATE PROIERTY REQUES@
A commrnlcatlon from the Clty lilanager, dated Febrrr ary 13, 1957,notlfylng the Councll of a request recelved fron ornens of parklng
lots 1n Burllngame for the enactrrnt of an ordlnance regulatlng
vehlcle pad<lng upon pub11c ard prlvate propor:ty, uas roturned tothe Clty Manager fo:: ftrrther study.
7. VARTANCE TO RELOCATE SIGN MTLLSDALE ITDIISTRTAL PARK GRANTD
A corunrnlcatlon alated !'sbruary 13, 1957, was read from the Trousdale
Constructlon Company, :requestlng ponmlsslon to relocato a 50 feot by
15 feet advertlslnr slgn from the rvesterly slde of Adrlan Road to tho
unl4roved land lylng to the east of tbe Bayshor€ Freorey.
Follorlng a brlef dlscussion, Councllnsn Johnson moved that a varlanceperralt for the relocatr.on of the slgn be granted to tbe Trousdale Con-
stnuctlon fon a perlod of slx Bonths, second€d by Councllnan Morgan
and carrled by tbe fo]-lorlng vote:
Ayes: Councllnen: Byrd-Johnson-Horgan-RoothNoes: Councllmen: Theyerl
Absent! Counclleen: None
8. PETITION REQIIESTIT{G TREE TRIIO{ING ON PRIIIROSE ROAD
A petltlon fnom resLdents of the 4O0 block on Prlnrose Road, dated
Pobruary 14, 1957, requestlng that the large troes on the west sldeof tbe stroet be trlnmed, wes referred to the Clty Manager for: ap-proprlate actlon.
9. REMOVAL OF EL}iI TREE AT 1453 EL CA}IINO REAL REqUEST
A conmrnlcatLon dateal Febrrrary 15, L957, from the Park Coomlsslon,
neconaendlng the removal of an elm tnee at 1455 El Canl.no Rea1, xasrefened to the Clty Manager.
NESOLUTTONS
None
0FDfIANCES: Consldo]:atlon of
ORD INAIICE N0. 643 'Amendlng SectLon 1904, Artlclo 50, Part I of thebffifrAZ6 co-aea? the Clty-of Br:rlLngame-Dlvlding th; clty IntoDlstr'lcts, by Reclasslfylng Lot 19, Bloek 1and Lot 7, B].ock 2,
Map of Easton Addl ti on fnom A Retall Comnerclal Dlstrlct to a TblrdResldentlal Dlgtristi ras glven 1ts second readlng and on motr.on of
Councl IEAn Tbayar, seconded by Councllnan Morgan sald ondl.nanco ras
adopted by the follorLng vote:
OEDINANCE NO. 644 tAnonding Soctlon 1382 of the OrdLnance Code of theefrr -r lngame Regulatlng the Locatlon and Wtdth of Dr:S.vewaysnrss glven lt s gecond readlng and on motlon of Councllman Jobnson,
seconded by Councllnan Bynd, sald ond.Lnanco ,as sdopted by the follorlngvoto:
Ayes !
Noes:
Absent:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
CouncL1rren:
C ounc 11nen:
Councl Inen:
Councl lmon :
C ouncl lmen :
C ouncl l men:
Bynd - John son-llorgan-R ooth-Thayer
l{one
l{one
Bynd. -Jobns on-Uorgan -Roo th-Thay€r
None
}{one
ORDTNA}{CE IIIO. 645 nAruendlng SectlClty of B 1n gare by Perml-ttinfi
on 1417 of th6 Or.dlnance Code of thean Incnease ln the Amount of Storagolts second reading and on notlon ofu.ncllnan Btrrnat, said ordlnance ras
of Inflanmable Llquldsr ras glven
Councllnan llorgan, seconded by Co
adopted by the follorLng vote:
ta?
ORDINANCE NO. 646 nAmendlng Sectlon 1999.1, Artlcle 51, Part Xr of the
Or.dlnance Code of the Clty of Burllngsfie Provldlng for the Establlsbmentof FLr"e Zones lVlthln the Clty by Wlthdrawlng Lot 19, Bloek I and Lot 7,
Block 2, }{ap of Easton Additton, Fr.om Flre Zon6 I end by Includlng SaldLots 1n !'he Zone lff'r was glven lts second readlng and on motlon of
Councl lman ldorgan, seconded by Councl lnan BJrrd, saLd ordinance psssedlts second reatllng and was sdopteal by tho followlng vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Ayes:
l{oe s :
Absent:
Councl Ilaen : Byrd- Johnson-ldorgan-Rooth-Thayen
CouncLlmen: fioneCouncllnonl None
Councl Lnon : Byrd- Johns on-Horgan-Rooth-Thayer
Councllmen: None
Counci.lnen: None
UNFINISI{ED BUSINESS
1. Acceptance of Flnal Map of trM111s Estate SuMLvl slon lrlo. 5i post-
poned pendlng presentatlon of legal d.ocumnts.
2. Acceptance of Flnal Map of "El quanLto Acresr postponed upon
advlce of the Clty Attorney.
NEW BUS]NESS
1. Mlnutes of all CommlssLons to Clty Councl"l
2. Proposa l to c ommend Pollce Offlcers
Councllmal llorgan aoved that Pollce 0fflce:rs Genald Nondstnom, Sam
Yaco, Clayton Ruh1, Anthony Clre1l1 and Bobby Norlln be commended forthelr exeeptlonal po1lce work ln connectL on wlth rocent arreats,
seconded by CouncLhan Byrd. A vote on the notl on was necorded as
follows:
At the suggestl.on of CouncL lnan Thayer, theto f urnlsh coplos of all Commlsslon mlnutes
Ay€s! Councllmoni
l{oe s : CouncLlmen:NotVottng: Councllmen:
Clty Clerk was requested.to the Clty Councl1.
Byrd-Morgan
None
Johnson-Rootb-lhayer
3. Lett€r of condolence to !trs. Ethel Basch
At the suggestlon of Councilman Thayer, the Clty Clerk was requestedto dLrect g letter to l{rs. Ethel Bssch, momber of the Park CommlssLon,
expressLng the sympathy of the Councll on the recent passlng of her
busbantl.
CLAIMS
Clalms Nos. 9911-10049, 5.n th6 smount of $561775.24, for the month of
Fobruary, 1957, duly audlted, wero approved and rarrants ordered dnara
on the Clty Treasu::y 1n thelr respoctlve amounts, on motlon of Councll-
man BJrrd, seconded. by Councl lran Johnson and unanLmously carrled.
PAYROLL
Payroll wamants Nos. 9165-953J., ln the amount of S621551.06,month of January, rer6 approved on motlon of Councllnan BJEd,by Councllman Johnson and unanlmously carrled.
ADJOUR}IMMIT
The neetlng was negula:rly adJor:.nned at 9:45 p.rn.
Re spe ctf u1ly submlttod,
HERBERT . WIIITE
AIPBOVED:
fon the
s econded
CEARLES W.
M,AYOR
ROOTH
Clty Clerk