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Bu::ltngame, Callfornla
Mettch 18, 1957
A negulan meetlng of the Bu::llngane Clty Councll was held on the
above glven date. Meetlng called to onder at 8:00 p. m. - Mayon
Rooth 1n the Chaln.
CALL TO ORDER
PTEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At rond fnom ilayon Rooth, all ln the Councll Chamben anose and gavethe P1edge of Alleglanco to the FIag.
ROLL CALI
Present - Councllmen : Byr:d-Johns on-Morgan-Eooth-Ihayer
Absent - CounclLrpn: l{one
MITUTES PREVIOUS ME TTNG
The mlnutes of the pnevLous meetlng of March \, 1957, as subnlttbdto menbens of the Cgunclle wene unanlmous ly approved and adopted on
motlon of Councllman Byrd and seconded by Councllman Johnson.
BIDS (Constructlon of Test Plt - Flr€ Statlon No. 1)
Mayor Rooth announced that thls ves the tlne scheduled, punsuant to
publlshed notlce, to publlcly open blds rocelved fon the Constnuctlonof a Test Pit fon Flne Statlon No. 1; horeven, the Councll ls lnrecelpt of lnformatLon whereby an alternate pnoposal would neduce the
cost of sald cons tructlon.
Blds were r:ecelved fnom the fo1lowlng:
Oscar Holnes, Inc.; 927 Anguello Street, Redwood Clty, CallfonnLa;
S & Q Constructlon Co., [8 S. Linden Ave., So. San Fnancis co, Ca1lf.;
Bnagato Pavlng Co., 500 Bnagato Road, Bel-mont, callfornla;
Dean C. Bnuhler, Palo Altor Callfornla; and
Lowrle Pavlng Company, 1711 San Bnuno Road, So. San Fr:anclsco, Catlf.
Upon advlce of the Clty A316"rrey that the Councll may open, or ulthhold
the openlng of sald bids, Councllman By':r.d moved that the openlng of the
blds be postponed uhtll the next regular meetlng of the Clty Councll
and that the Ctty Manager be requested to lnvestlgate the alternate
pnoposal referred to by the Chafu. The motlon ras reconded by Councll-
man Morgan and unanlmous Iy ca::r"led.
Mayor. Rooth advlsed that the bldder may ::eserve the :rlght to w lthdrawhls bld, subsequent to rhLch the bld of the Lowrle Pavlng Conpany ard
the b1d of Deen C. Bnuhlen were wlthdrarrn by thelr nespectlve egent.
COIr{I{ITNICATIONS
1. PROPOSED ROADlitAY CONNECTING MARCO P0L0 WAY T0 DAVIS DRM
A letten dated Febnuaty 26, LQJT t was nead fnon the Plannlng Cormnlsslon,
expresslng the urgent need fon an addltlonal thnough st:reet to
connect and to senvlce the Ml11s Estate and the Ray Park aneas tnd to
nelleve the tnafflc congestlon on QueEads Way, presently the onJ.y
connectlng llnk between the two areas. !he Comnrlsslon advlsed that
to open Manco Polo Way, per.mlsslon to uso the sr:rfece ray of a per-
ce1 of land owned by tbe Clty of San Fnanclsco for its rreter maLn
r:1ght-of-way 1s requb€d. ft res the unanhous reconmendat lon of
the membens of the Planning Commlsslon that the Councll take
appnoprtate m€asures to cause the constructlon of a noaduay connect-
lng Marco Polo Way to Davls Dnlve.
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The followlng commmlcatlons addressed to the Plannlng Cormlsslon,
were submltted by that body to support the propositlon:
1. A lette" dated october. 8, 1956, from the Flne Chlef, statlngthat fnom a flre pnotectlon standpoint, mor:e lngress and eg:res sto certaln dlstnlcts, asrsure e more adequate gervlce.
2. A letten dated october $, \956, fr.om the Chlef of Po1lce, statlngthat fnom a trafflc problem standpolnt and ln cases of exttreme
aner:gencles, several entnances lnto an anea ls h1gh1y deslrable;
3. A letten dated JanuanX 30r 195?, fron Douglas Pr:lngler ln behalfof the physlclans on Mssgs Polo WaXr statlng that a new accesg Ls
a necessLty ln vlew of the near conpletlon of the shopplng center
and the conslder.eble lncrease ln tnafflc past the school on
Quesada Way;
l+. C ornnnrnlcatlons from the Roosevelt Panent Teacher: Assoclatlonr
dated Febr"uany 6, L957 i t}ra McKlnley School P. T. 4., dated
February 5, 1957 t tbe Burl lngane IntEnmedlate P. 1'. 4., dated
Februany 8, 1957t the Calvln Coolldge P. T. A., datad Februany 8,L957; t}re Burllngarne Elenentary Schoolsr deted Febnuany 8, 1957,
and the lienbert Eoover P. T.4., dated Manch 8, 1957, rere read,
endons lng the propos e1.
Thene belng no on6 pnesent to express verbal approval, the Chair.
ther.eupon lnvlted the opponents to speak.
Itn. WlLbur.Smlthr 1811 Davls Dnlve, baslng hls opposltlon on thefact that (f) tne noadway would connect e commercLal and a multlpleunlt ar"ea wlth a stnletly negldentlel c omrnrnlty; (2) the increaseln trafflc rould create a hazar"dous condltlon tc chl1d:ren wlthlnthe anea ana (3) the conneetlon thnough a fifty foot 1ot would
pnovlde too narr:or a stneet, ur:g€d thet the Councll conslden analtennatlve by constnuctlon a noadway thr.ough Albemar"le Way.
Itft.. 0rl-n C. Fi.e1d, 1901 Davls Dnlve, Mn. Walter Mendelsohr 1900 Ray
Dplv€, r'ir.. R. Spelsen, 1900 Davls Dr:lve and t'Ins. Alice A. Helnz,
1908 Eavts Dnlve, each ln tr:::n, volced their. indivldual objectlonto the propos aI.
RECESS
A shor:t recess res declared at
8:l1g p.m.
8:[O p.m. and caIled to or.der at
!b:. Paul Stephens, 1620 Marco Polo Way, questloned the sagacltcorrectlng what he te::med "pr.evlous bad plannlng wtth funthenplannlngn"and urged that thi Councll gtve f r:-r: tfre r: consldenatlothe pnoposal that a r.oadway be constructed through Albevnanle W
yof
badn to
aY.
A flnal polnt was made by Mp. Spenlsen, 1900 Davls hlve, rho
advlsed that from Lnformatlon he has r:ecelved, the San Fr:anclsco
Waten Depantment may nefuse a permlt for the use of the 1ot as
pr:oposed and lnstead, may demand netmbu::s enent.
The Chaln invlted members of the Councll to corunent.
Councllman Johnson obsenved that safety was her: prLme conslderatlon
and to better appneciate both sldes of the lssue, lt Eas her
suggestlon that the subJect be glven funther study.
Councllman Bynd also suggested fu::ther study, statlng that ln hls
oplnlon, the questlon of provldlng many stneets thnough the Mllls
Estate was lmportant.
CouncLlman Thayer, notLng the numben of communicatlons recelved ln
euppo:rt of the pr:oposel and the length of time the subJect has been
under consldenation by the Plennlng ConrnlssLon, stated that she was
lacllned to concur, but ln the lntenest of faLnness, addltlonal
study should be glven.
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Councllmgn Mongan stated that he was lmpr.essed by polnts nal*edby the opponents and ln h5.s oplnlon the Albemarle Way propos aL
should be exploned. Councllrnen Morgan ur.ged that the CouncLl
vote agalnst the propositlon as lt now stands.
Folloring fu:rthen dLscusslon, Councllman B5nd noved that actlon
be wlthheld, pendlng funthe:: study, untll tbs negula" meetlngof the Councll, Apr:l1 1!, 1957r seconded by Councllman Thayer
and unanlmous Iy carrled .
2. FINAL MAP SMALTCOMB INDUSIBTAL PAR]T APPEOVED
A comrnrrnlcatton dated tr'ebnuany 26, 1957, was read from thePlannlng Conualsslon, necommendlng that the Ctty Councll accept.the flnal map of the proposed subdlvlslon of the lands of ,.iIen
0. Smallcombr sald 1an{s lylng between the Old Bayshore Hlghway
and the San Franclsco Day.
Questloned by the CouncLl, th6 Plennlng Consultant advlsed thatthe Flnal l'Iap c onf onrns to clty ondlnances In every nespect.
Councllman Byrd there
RESOLUTTOT,T N0. ?-52 "
upon lntroduced and moved the passage of
Approvlng FlnaL Map Entltled tSmallcomb
Indus trlal Pank Brln11ng ame San Mate o County, Callfonniar ard
Cons tr:irct Pub11c Improvements t'Dfu:ectlng Executlon ef Ag3e6ment to
seconded by Councllman Johnson and adopted unanlmous Iy on ro11call of members .
3.PROPOSED ORDINANCE REGULATING FOOD ESTABLISH},IENTS
A conrnunleatlon dated Manch 111, !957, rres ::ead fr:om th€ ctty .
Manager, advlslng that the Ilealtn and Sgt's try Comml-sslon, sub-
sequ€nt to lts study of the County Health Depantment rs pnoposed
unlfonnr ondlnance regulatlng food establlshngnts, had neconrnendedIts passage. It was the suggestlon of the Clty Manage:: thatthe Councll revlew the proposed ordinance to detenml-ne a courseof actlon to take 1n the futun6.
The subJect wes tabled untll the next regula:r meetlng of the
CouncLl.
l+.SPECTAL CENSUS AUTHORIZED I'OR CITY OF BURLINGAME
A letter dated l{ar"ch 15, 1957, was reed from the Clty Manager,
advLs1ng that an investlgatlon of a speclal census for the clty
neveals that sald eonsusr wouLd be beneflclal to the Clty and
recommendlng that authorlzatlon be glven to pnoceed.
A supplemental report dated i'[ar" ch l9t L957 t nas read from the,Clty Manager, submlttlng cost detalls on the nequlrements fon a
speclal census.
Councllmen Byrd moved that the Councll concur slth the r:ecormenda-tlon and that the Ctty Managen be authorlzed to proceed as re-
quined, secondsd by Councllman thayen and unanlmous 1y camled.
5.TRAIT'TC IiAZARD VICTNITY FIRE STATTON NOTED
A letter dated March l$e 1957 t ues read fr:om tbe Board of F1rre
Commlssloner.s, clting the traffla hazard In the vlclnlty of the
FlI:e Statlon on Callfor"nla Dnlver partlcularly du:rlng the perLod
fnom l4 pln. to 5 p.t. eech week day and nequestlng that
appnopnlate actlon be taken to allevlate the hazard.
Flne Commlsslone? MsKsen' 1n ettendance, advised that the Com-
mlsslon werg of the oplnlon that e pollce officer may be
statLoned at the locatlon untl1 such tlme as e signal may be
placed at the lntensectlon.
The subJect ras referred to the Clty Msnag6r for study and report.
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6. POLIOX TN RE: USE OF LAND ON OLD BAYSEORE FRBt{AY (Ke yston Co. )
A corununlcatlon dated March l+r1957, was nead from Keyston & Co.r
r:equgstlng a Councll d etermlnatlon as to the po1lcy of the clty
negandtng-tho use of land on th6 01d Bayshone- Hlghwayr ln o:rdenthat the Keyston Company may be ln a posltlon to conslden ttraaddltlonal Land ln the overall plenntng of lts pnopentles.
Followlng a shont confer.ence wlth Mn. Davld Keyston, r.epnesentlng
the Keyston pnopentles, no actlon was taken by the Counc11.
RESOLUT]ONS
None
ORDfNANCES - Cons r.deratlon of:
ORDINANCE J{o. 6lfZ nAn Crdlnance of the Clty of Bur:Ilrgame, Cellfornia
DeClar.lng Intentlon to Vacate a Por.tlon of Certaln Pub1lc Streets
Wlthln the Clty of Bunlingame, To-rrlt: Toledo Avenue and Gglye2
Countr Refer:nlng to a Map or. Plan on Fl1e ln the 0fflce of theCtty Clenk fon PartLcular:s as to the Pnoposed Vacatlon; r-1xLng
tbe Tlme and Place for Hearlnc all Persons Interested 1n on
ObJectlng to the Proposed vacitlontt rras glven second neadlng and
on motLon of Councilman Byrd, seconded by Councllrnan Johnson,
sald ondlnance passed lts second readlng and was acopted by the
followlng vote:
Ayes : Councllmen I Bynd- Johns on-Morgan-Rooth-fhayenNoes: Councllmen: None
Absent Councllmen: None
QIIDII{ANCE NO. 648 t'An 0r.dLnance of the CLt y of Bu::llngane Dec l-a rlng
EEe llntentlon fo Vacate Cer"taln Publ1c servlce Easement S horm onthat Certal-n Map Entltled rM11ls Estate No. 5 Bur llngane San Mateo
Cormty, Callfornlar r Bei.ng a Real Propenty Subdlvlslon Lylng Wtthtn
the Clty of Burllngame; Descrlblng the Easement to be Vacated;
and Flltng the Time and Place fon Heanlng all Persons fntererted
1n the Pr6posed Vacatlonn was r.l.ven 1ts iecond readln€t and on
motlon of Councllman Johnson, seconded by Councllman Thayer, sald
ondlnance passed lts second readlng and uas adopted by the followlng
vote:
Ayes: Councll.men:Noes: aouncllmen:
Absent Councllmen:
Bynd- Johns on-Mongan-Rooth-Thayer
None
None
SNFINISEED BUSINESS
1. Posltlon and s alary of ttFire lnspector'.t'
CounclLman Johnron requested that the lssue concennlng the posltlon
and salary of Fi::e fnspector be resolved. Followlng a bnlef dls-
cruslon, Councllman Byr.d moved that no actlon be taken on the subJect
matter untl1 June, seconded by Councllman Mor.gan and carried.
2. Rubbish contalne::s
In reply to lnqulnles of Councllman Thayenr Dlnecton of Pub1lc Wonks
llarn advlsed that he ls pnesently que::ylng dlstnlbutor:s on the
prelc€ of nubblsh containens fon neplacement on Br::.1lngame Avenue
and on Br oadway
3.Status - r€vlsed Clvl1 Ser:vlce Ru1es and Regulat j.ons
8 br.lef r.epor.t on the pnogness to dete on the nevLsed Clv1l Senvlce
Rules and Regulatlons uas glven by the City Manager', fo]-lowlnguhlch the Chaln nequested that a flnal prellrlnary report be sub-mltted to the membens of the Clty Councll wlthin slxty days.
NEW BUSTNESS
None
11,O
qI,AffS Month of I'Iarch, 1957
Clalnsr Nos. 10050 - 10162 ln the anrount of $l+0r55h.8[, duly
audlted, wer:e approved and rar::ants ondened dnarrn on the Clty
Treasur.y ln thein respectlve amounts, on motlon of Councllman
Byrd, seconded by Councllman Johnson and unanlnous 1y canrled.
PAITOLL -Month of Febnuary, 1957
Paynoll rerrants, Nos. 9532 - 9891, i.n the amount
xere approved on motlon of Councllman Byr:d, seeond
Councllman Johnson and unanlmous 1y earrled.
ii61 , 5h4 .10,
by
prI1, f957, uould
o c ontr"lbute .
of
ed
PROCLAMATION
fn conformlty wlth a pnogram preparod by Natlonal Off lcer.s of th€Ihlghts of Columbus l-n conrynemoretlon of tts DIAMOND JUBIr'mr
Mayon Rooth pnoclaimed FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1957, es KNTGHTS 0F
COLI'UBUS DAY.
Mayor. Rooth announced that the entlne month o
be deslgnated CANCER DRIVE MOIITH and u::ged a1
fA1t
ADJOMNMENT
The meetlng was thereaften negulanly ad journed at 10:10 p.m. ln
nespect to the memory of ASA W. FRAZIER, for:mer Chafuman of the
Bunl tngame Clv1l Senvlc€ Corralsslon, rho passed ln death,
Manch 16, 1957.
Respectfully s ubmltted,
HMBERT K.TE
CLty Clerk
APPROVED:
Chanles W. Rooth
Mayor"
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