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Bu:e1lngame,
Apr:i1 1;
CalLfonnl a
1957
CALL TO ORDER
A r.egular. meetlng of the Burllngane Clty Councll was held on the
above glven date. Meetlng ca11ed to onder at B:00 p.m. - Mayorl
Rooth ln the Chaln.
PLEDGE OF ALI,EGIANCE
At wor.cl fr.om Mayor. Rooth all 1n the Councll Chamben anose and gavethe Pledge of Alleglance to the F1ag.
ROLL CALL
hesent - Councllmen: Johnson-Morgan-Rooth-Thayen
Abgent - Councl,lmen: Byr.d
CounclLosn Mor:gon moved that CounciLnan Byntt be excused because of aprl.or corunltment, seconded by Councllman Thayer: and unanLmous Iy carrrled.
}fISI]IIES PREVTOUS }.IEETTNG
The mlnutes of the prevLow meetlng of Manch !8, 1957, as submltted to
membens of the Councllr rere unanlmously approved and adopted on
motion of Counctlman Johnson and seconded by CouncLlman Thayer.
BfD.S (Constnuctlon of Test Pit - Flr.e Statlon No. 1.)
Mayon Rooth announced that thts ras the tlme scheduled to open bl<isfon the constructl-on oi a Test Plt at Flne StatLon No. 1, sald
openlng havlng been deferned at the last .negular meotlng to pernLt
the lnvestlgatlon of an alter.nate proposal whereby a neductLon ln
const::uctlon cost may be reallzed.
Blds were opened but not extracted fnom the f o11-owing:
Osca:: Eolmes, fnc., 927 A::gue1lo Street, Redwood Clty, Callfonnia;
S & I Construction Co., \8 S. Llnden Avenue, So. San FaBnclsco,Callfor.nla and the Br:agato Pavlng Co., !00 Bragato Road, Belmont.
Mn. James Loto:le of the Lorr.le Pavlng Company, trho withdnew hls bld atthe prevlous rEetlng, questloned the r.eason for the refusal to accepthls bld on thls date.
Requested by the Councll to nender an oplnLon, the Clty Attorney advlsedthat the date fo:r opening blds wag not ert€nded, me::e1y postponed andto accept blds on thls date would be 111ega1.
A dlscussLon fo11oi{ed and upon advlee of the City Attonney that the
Counctl may reJect all blds, Councllman Mo::gan moved that all bids be
r:eJocted irlthout vlewlng and resubnltted under neu speclfleations,
seeonded by Councllman Thayen and unanimous 1y carrled.
The Clty Clerk lras requested to re turn the blds to thefu nespectlve
bldders.
COMMUN]CATIONS
1. PWPER AAST PITS
A letter. dated March 29, L957, was :read fnom the Clty Msnsg6r, nepontlng
on an lnvestlgatlon made at the nequest of the Councll, relatlve toaltennate methods of constnuctlng pumpe:r test pits, subsequent to whlchlt was neeormnended that the blds recelved be opened, tabulated and
analyzed.
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The Councll havlng reJected all blds and authorizing the readven-
tlsement of blds fon the constructl.on of pumper test plts, by
pr"lon actlon, the conurunlcatlon was fl1ed end the Clty Manager
requested to continue wlth the lnvestlgatlon of alternate methods.
2. VARIANCE APPLTCATION AMERICAN STANDARD MOTELS CORPORATION RE:
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A letter dated March 26, r-957, was road fr:on the- Plannlng Conmlsslonr
advlsing of tho heanlngs conductod on an appllcatlon fnom the
Amer.lcan Motel Corporatlon, for a vanlance to pennit the construc-tlon of an gpantment-hoteI on p:ropenty at the northeast corner of
Bollevue Avenue and E1 Camlno Real. The conmrmlcatlon advlsedthat at the concluslon of sald heanlngs, the Conrnisslon, by a
maJor'lty vote of four to two., one Conunls s Loner ebsent, denled the
appIl catl on.
3.NOTICE OF APPEAT RE APPLTCATION OF AI,{ENTCAN STANDARD MOTELS INC.
A llotice s1 Apoeal Re Appllcatlon of Amenlcan Standa:rd Motelsr fnc.r
For Use Penmlt to Erect an Apartnent Hotel on the Pr:operty tocatedat the Northeasten Conner of Bellevue Avenue and E1 Camino Rea1,
Bnrllngarne, Dated Mar:ch 26, L957, uas acknowledged and Aprl1 15r
l-957, yt as s choduled as the tlrne to conduct a Councll pub1lc hea:llng.
lr.EXCESS LANDS - !''IDIH DETERMINED 8b FEE'T ON OLD BAISHORE HIGIIWAY
A commnnLcatlon dated Ma::ch 25, L957, was read from the Plannlng
Comrlsslon, advlslog that the Conmisslon concun::ed with the proposed
nesolutlon fon the dlspositlon of excess lands owned by the Clty onthe 01d Bayshone Hlghway. The comrmrnLcatlon fu:rthen infonmed the
Councll that it was gene:ra1ly agreed that a street wldth of
elghty-foun feet would be adequate and a wldth in excess of that
amouat rrould incre&se maintenance problems.
Reference was funthen made to a cornmunlcatlon dated Manch 14r 1957r
fr.orn the Publlc UtltLtles com101ssion, concurrlng with the pr"oposed
resolutlon and the mlnutes fnom the Park Conflrlsslon meetLng of
Ma:rch 21, 1957, necormnend lng that the elghty-fou:: feet of land
f::om the undenpass to Mil1s Cneek lLne be netained fon rlght of
way and that the one hundned twenty-flve feet, fnom the Snallcomb
pnopenty north to the clty llne be retained l-n its entlrety.
The Chalr' lnvlted member:s of the Councll to corunent.
Cor:ncLlman Thayen spoke ln favor of establlshlng an e lghty-four foot
r"lght of way, but necommended that tho fonty-one foot excgss b€
retained for. future sals by the clty.
Counctlman Johns on stated that she approved the establLshnEnt of the
elghty-fou:r foot nl,ght of way and that the ercess be offer:ed fof
sale to potentlal pr:rchasens who conternplate investing and bulldingln that locatlon.
QuestLoned by the Chai.n, the Clty Attonney advlsed that the poroblen
ls not one of accesn ::J.ghts but nathen a pnoblem relatlve to the
placement of curbs and gutters, pendlng the determlnatl.on of adeflnlte clty poltcy.
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A necess was declared by theat B:h5 p.n.
EXCESS LANDS BAYSHCRE HIGHWAY
Chain at B:l,rO p.m. and ca11ed to orden
(Cont.)
Ilayor Rooth lnvlted those 1n the audlence havlng objectlons to
th6 establlshment of an elghty-four foot wtdth on the OId bayshore
Hl ghway to so indlcate.
Eeaning no objections,
Hlghway to be a Major
RESOLUTION NO '' De c larln Bayshorefeet andCitytr:ee t vlng a Wldth of e
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Declar:lng Intentlon to Vecato Exeess Wldth of l+1 feet }rlhen Location
Ther:eof tras Been Detenmlned and to Dlspose of Excess Real Pnopentytl
was lntroduced on motlon of Councllman Thayen, who moved lts passage,
seconded by Councllman Johnson and unanlmously carnled on r.o11 Ca1Iof membens.
fn nesponse to lnqulnles of Councllnan Mer.gan that the Clty, by thefonegolng actlon, is not ccrunltted to se1l the e xcess portlon ofthe property, the Clty Attonney advlsed that the r:esolutLon s tlpulatesthat the dl.sposltlon of excess por.tlons ls vested solely ln theClty Counc 11.
TAXICAB COMPA}IIES REQI'EBIT FOR RATE ADflJSTI{ENT
A letten dated Manch 24, 1957, rras road fnom the City Manager, advLsingthat naJor taxlcab companles operatlng ln the clty have nequested an
ad Jus tm€nt ln the cunr:ent ondinance establlshlng r.ates and thatfolloring a conference ulth the taxlcab company owners 1n the nearfuture, a nepor:t rould be rrendered at the next Cormcll meetlng.
Tha corrrunlcatlon sas acknowledged and placed on flIe.
6. PROGRESS REPORT ON CALIF'ORNIA DRIVE.OAK GROVE AVENTIE SIGNALIZAT]ON
A letten dated Mar: ch 28, 1957, was nead fnon the Clty i'Isn.*.n, advlslngthat he ls lnvestlgatlng the posslblllty of obtalnlng second handtnafflc slgnal equlpment fnom the State Elghray Dopartment ::etherthan negotlatlng for th6 purchase of obsolete equlpment fnorn theCtty of San tr'nanclsco. the Councll was advlsed that the cost and
€xpense of tnafflc slgnal improvernents at the lnte:rsectlon ofCaltfornla Dnive and Oak Gnove Avenue may b€ r€lmbursed fnom Gas
Tax Funds .
Questloned by the Councll, the Dlnecton of Publlc Works advlsed that
r.eimbnusement nay be obtalned frorn the 1957 -1958 Gas Tax BudgetAllocatl on.
Fon the lnfonmatLon of the Councl1, Mayor Rooth advlsed that for
temponany emergency purposes, he has recomBended that the curb atthe southe:rly pontlon of the lntensectlon (to the Launder:ette ) bepalnted ned to prohlblt parklng and that an lndlcaton be placed to
lnoourage dnlvens to funnel lnto tr.ro 1anes.
7. DISTRTBUTION OF F]NES.FORTEITURES - MUNICIPAL COURT DTSTRICTS
letten dated Ma::ch 2BrL957, was nead flon the C1ty I'lsnagen; recommend-g that the Clty Councll endonse a ner formul-a for the dlstnlbutlonfines and forfeLtunos as proposed by the Boar"d of Supenvlso::s of
e County of San Mateo.
Refer:ence rras made to a conraunlcatlon from the Board of Supervlsors,
dated Manch 21, 1957, explalnlng the flnaneial readJustment ln thedistrlbutlon of flnes and forfeltures.
The Councll concu::red ln the necorrnendatlon of the Clty l,lanager andthe Clty Managen thereafte:: authorlzed to notlfy the Board of
Supenvlsons of the Councilrs endonsement of the pr.oposal.
8. BURLTNGAME SIiORE LAND CO},{PA}TY REqUEST tr'OR PAYI"IENT FOR EASEI{ENTS
A conrrunlcatlon dated Mar:ch 29r 1957, was read fr:om the Clty i{anager",
advislng that the Bunllngame shone l,and Company has requested re-
lmbursement for eagements cu:rrently belng utlllzed by the Clt-r
across lts pnopenty. The Clty i'fanager advlsed f r:::the:: that lt washls ne cornmendatlon that a method of appralsal be declded upon to
deter:mLne the value of the easement.
Followlng a bnlef dLscussion, the subJect wasrefenned back to theClty Managsn for fu::ther. confenence wlth the r:epnesentatlves of the
Burlingane Shone l,and Conpany and a posslble solutlon.
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9. TWO HOUR PARKING ON LOT NEAR AMERICAN I,EGION REQUESIED
A letten dated Manch 28, 1957, nas r:ead fnon the Clty Mansg63,
edvlsing thet a suggestlon has been submltted by the Park Com-
mlsslon that two houn parklng restt lctlons be lmposed on the Clty-
owned parklng lot adJacent to the Ame::lcan Leglon Hal1.
Actlon rras ulthheld pendlng a submlsslon of fects and reeormonde-tlons by the Clty Managen at a laten date.
10. BTDS FON RESURFAC]NG CALIFORNIA DR. AND HILTSIDE DRTVE AUTHORIZED
A letter dated March 28, 1917, wes reed fnom the Ctty Msnsg6r, recom-
mendlng that the necessary resolutlon be adopted to pnoceed wlththe pnoJect of resur.faclng a portlon of Callfornla Dnlve and Hl1lsldehlve, the expendltur.e of rhlch wllL be pald firom the L956-1997
MaJon Clty Stneet Gas Tax Allocatlon.
RESOLUTION NO nAppr.ovlng Plans eld Speclflcatlons fon the
esuffaclng of a Portlon of Callfonnla D::ive and lil11slde
Dr was lntnoduced by Coulcl-lman Johns on who moved lts passage,
seconded by Councllman llspggn and adopted unanimous ly on roII callof membens .
11. IEQUEST IO ml{OVE TUO TREES ON EL CAMIN0 REAL (I,toskovltz)
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A letter dated Mareh 2
requesting per:mLss ion
ReaI to permlt properto the Park Conmls s 1on
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1nf
1957, fnom the Burling:me Investment Companyr
remove t wo eucalyptus t::eos on EI Camino
gross and egness to prope::ty, was refennedor lnvsstlgatlon and neport to the Councl1.
12. CENTIIRY BLVD. COT,IHTTTEE OF CHAMBER OF COM],1ER6E PHOPOSAL
A letter dated }larch 29, L957, was read fnom Thomas F. McGulgan,
Chal,rman Centuny Bouleva::d Connrlttee of the Chamber of Cormerce,
advlslng of a meetlng held ulth representatlves of the PubllcUt11lty Commlsslon of San Franclsco to dlscuss ways and means to
convery the old \0 car' llne n;ght of uay toa construtlve use for
the people of San l'lateo and San Fnanclsco Countles.
The cornmunlcatlon advlsed that the Eu:r.llngame Chember of Conmerce
proposod the following: (1) That the 11ne be convented as a p€I,rt of
a slate hlghway system...(2) fhat the Ctty of san Er.ancisco gnant
permLsslon to beautlfy add to place lnto presentqble positlon,that pontlon.of the night of way between Bqr:llngame and Broadrray
Avenue s and (3) that du:rlng the lntenlm, that the City of Bur'l lngame
be penmltted flfteen feet of the l+0 car Ilne property to be usedln tlre lrldenlng of Ca1lf onnla hlve.
Gnanvll1e Br"orril.ng, Executlve Secretary of the Chanben of Conmrerce,
rendened a verbal report of the neeting wlth the offlclals of San
Franclsco ln whlch lt was lndlcated that the pnoposal met rith favor.
Conslderable dlscusslon erose thereafter on the subject' ulth Mayor
Rooth and Councllman Morgsn speaklng on the many ramlficatlons to
the pnoposal. Partlcular. ::eference was made to the 1oca1 problert
of pavlng, the relocatlon or covenLng of a dnalnege dltch paral1e1-
ing Callfornla Drlve and the evacuatlon of hundreds of colunuters I
cars utllltlzlng the carllne r:ight of ray, that would be subjectto e ons ldenat 1on.
Mayon Rooth, 1n commentlng on that pontlon of the proposal to
include nonthenn county cltles as a part of the state hlghway
systen, advlsed that several northern citles have expnessed
stnong opposltlon to the devellpment of the rlght of way lnto a
highrilay.
Followlng funther dlscusslon, Councllman Mor:ganr c omenting
funds necessany to complete the pnoposed subJect, suggested
pr"oposal may be best resolved by submlttlng a bond proposal
electorate of the ei ty.
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13.pnoposAL tfuNLAuFUL sALE oF Bf33 o*, All-rMArsr oRDTNANcE
A eomrunLcatlon dated Manch 16, L957, fron the PenLnsula Iir:naneSoclety, Inc., submLttlng a d:raft ondlnence concernlng the urlawful
sale of bfu:ds and anlmals, was nefer.red to the Ctty Attorney forflnal pnopanatlon and pnesentatlon at th6 next reguler meetlnpq ofthe Clty Counc 11.
PETITION - MILIS ESTATE N0. 11 and IILLS ESTATE N0.13
The Clty Cler:k advlsed that thene had b€en fl1ed wlth htm a Petltlon
fon Impnovements Ln Mi1ls Estate No. 11 and Ml11s Estate No. 1l andthat he had neceLved the Englneerts centlflcate as to the adequacyof the petl tlon.
Er.nest lrlllson, A ttor.ney, rep?esentlng the Atlantlc Llfe Insurance
Companyrs and the developenrs lnterest ln the Mllls Estate, advlsedthe Councll that the proposed lmprovements w111 proceed under the
lmpnovement Act of 1911. Un. W11son explalned that the fmpnovement
Bond nethod of flnancLng ls a common pnocedure *1d has now becory;e
avaLlable to the developer.s pa:rtlcularly dunlng thls perlod of 'hand
money. tt
ffirts of
Councllman Johnson wtlo moved lts passage, seconded by Councllman
Thayen and adopted unanlnously on noIl call of nembers.
M:r. Wllsonts latter remarks wone verlfled by the Plannlng Consultantr
the Clty Englneen and the Clty At16pt"r. The City Attorney fu!'ther.
added that the clty Bssumes no flnanclal r,esponsibl11ty.
ppolntlng EnSlneen and Attorneys - I{11Is
Estate No. 13" was lntnoduced on motlon
The Petltlon and Cer:tiflcate wer:e ther.eaften duly considened and
ondened flled.
RESoLIIroN r0. 10:57 fiDetenmlnlng to Undertake Proceedings Pur.suantto Special Asse5sment and Assessment Bond Acts for the Constnuctlonof Improvements under Dlvislon l+ of the Stngets and Elghways Code -
Ml11s Estate No. 11 and iU111s Estate No. 13" was intr:oduced on notlonof Counclhan Thayer who moved lts passage, seconCed by Councllrnan
Morgan and unanLmously carfled on ro11 call of members.
RESOLUTTON NO. 11.57 NA
BESoLUTIoN No. L2-57 rtOf Intentlgn to Acqulne and Construtt Impr.ove-tate No. lltt was lnfroduceci for passage oir motlon
seconded by Councllman Johns on and unanlmous lyof membens.
@sof Councllmanj{ongan,
adopted on ro11 call
ORDT}.IANCES
None
UNFTNISEED BUSTNE.SS
1. Proposed Ondinance Regulatlng Food Establlshments
Apnoposed ondlnance of the San Mateo County Department of Pub11c
Health, regulatlng food estabLlshments, was held fon furthen
cons ldenatl on.
2. Turnlng basln for flne equlpment
Councllman Morgan moved that the Clty Englneer prepare plans and that
blds be adventlsed thereaften for the pavlng of a turning basln fonflne equlpment ln f::ont of the Callfor:nla Drlve Ffu"e Statlon. The
motlon was seconded by Councllman Johnson and unanimous ly cannled.
The bids wene schedul ed for opening at the r:egular r:reetlng of theClty Councl1, May 6, L957.
NEW BUSINESS
None
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ADJOIIRNMENT
Thene belng no funther buginess the rneetlng was regularly ad jou:rnedat 10;20 p.m.
Respectfully sub ttcd,
}MRBERT K.HTTEClty C1e::k
Char.le s W. Rooth, i'{sy61.
APPROVED:
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