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Bunllngane, Callfonnla
llay 6, L957
CALL TO ORDER
A negulan neetlng of the Burllngame Clty Counell ras hcld on the aboveglven date. Mectlng called to o?d€r at 8:00 p.m. - Mayor Rooth lnthe Chaln.
Mayon Rooth lnvitcd Mns. H. M. Gelleuay, nepresentlng the Assoclatlon ofUnlverslty lfomen of the San Carlos br.anch, to speak on the subJect ofthe establlshment of a foun-year college rlthln San !,leteo County, as
propoltod by Aseenbly 8111 No. 1692.
PI,EDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At rord fnom l,leyor Roothr atl 1n th6the P3.edge of Alleglanoc to the Flag.
ROLL CALL
Councll Chamber anose and gave
Pnes ent - Councl lmen : Byr.d-Morgan-Roo th-thayen
Absent - Councllmen! Johnson
Councllman Morgan moved that C ou.ac llnatx Johnson be excused because oflllnesg, a6cond6d by Councllman Thayer: and uaanLmous 1y car:ried.
ENDORSEUENT FOI'R.IEAR STATE COLLEE PROPOSAL
Mr:s. Gallaway clted the rapld gnot th end the u:rgcnt need for sucb an
6ducatlonel lnstltutlon ia San Mateo County and u:rged thet the Counell
endorse the pnopositlon by notJfylng thls dlgtnlctrs r:epncsentatlve,pnlon to a hearlng s ch6du1€d In Sacrarnento, W6dnsE6ay, May 8, 1957.
A comnnlcatlon (lteil 3 on the agenda) dated May 2, L957, rea r:oad
fnom the Clty Manager, advlslng that the proposod aolJ.ege uould be
flnanced by the State and present populatlon figules as lrefl asantlclpatod populatlon figunes lndleate that a state college 1nthls eouaty ls ua:ranted.
Councllman Ho::gen the::eupon moved that the Councll support aad endonse
AB L692, establlshlng a four.-yoar college ln Sen Mateo County, seconded
by Counellman Thayer and unanlmously carrLed. The Ctty Dlaneger Hag
authonlzed to so notlfy Assemblymen Louls Fnancls, by wltro.
UI}IUTES PREVIOUS i'{EETING
The mlnutes of the prevlous neetlng 63 Apnl1 15, 1957, as submltted to
membens of the Councll u€lte unanlmous Iy approved and adopted on motlon
of Councllman Byr.d and secondod by Councllman Mongan.
BIDS
Mayor Rooth announced thot thts ras the time scheduled, pu:rsuant to
publlshed notlce, to recelve pnoposals fol the seL€ of bonds to be
lssued upon unpald assessmentl fo:r expenses of acqulsltlon of 1ands,propertles a::d easements for lmpnovements ln Bun1ln€Bmo Indus trlelAsaesanent Dlstrlct.
The followlng bld was neceLved, opened and declarcd as folLors:
Robent l{. Ea:rnicon and E. P. WLlsey, $51+107l+.211' bearlng 6% lnterest
Th€ btd uaa referrod to the clty Asgo"rrey for ut"T;"ifl:ft reconmonda-
tl,on to the Councll.
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EE]TRINGS (A) PROPOSED EXTENSTON UARCO POLO WAY
Hayon Rooth announced that thls was the tlme scheduled by prevlous
CounelL actlon, to conduct a publlc heanlng on the pnoposed extenslonof Mar:co Polo llayr elr rgeorEnentled by the Plannlng Co:mlsslon.
Questloned by the Chaln uhethe" lnfornetlon has been necelved negardlngthe dlsposltlon of a pancel of land owned and used by the Ctty of San
Fr"anclsco ag a rate:r naln rlght-of-uay, the Clty Managen advlsed thatthe Clty of San tr'nanclsco has lndicated lts rilllngness to nelease theproporty tbnough condemnatlon pr:oceedlngs, negotlatlon and fLnal
pur"chas e by the Clty of Burllngame. The Clty l'tanagen furthen advtscdthat flgur.cs on the purchase prlce w111 not be avallab1e untl1 en
apprelsal ls nade of the pnoperty.
3n nesponse.to a ser:Les of gu6stlons dlrected to the Plannlng Consultant
by the Councllr concennl-ng tbe wtdth of the stneet ln r:elatlon tolts confonml.ty Hlth ondlnance nequkements, the Consultant advlsedthat by constructlng a s lderalk on one slde, curbs and gutters on both
sldes and eneatlng a street thlrty-four feet utde, the noadway rould
conforqa to the pnesent or:dLnance nequlnements.
The Clty Englneen advlsed, at tb€ nequest of the Cormcllr that the
estlmated cost fon the proposed street, fon constnuetlon onIy,
appnoxlmatod $3r000.00. Fon the fu:rther lnfonmatlon of the Councllr
the City Englneor. stated that from past expenlence, prpopenty upon whlch
oagementlr are located, reduc€ the value theneof, by flfty per.cent.
Follorlng furthen dlscueslon, the Chafi. suggosted that untl1 such tlme
as more lnfonnatton on the cost to acqulne the proper:ty Is avallable,that the matten be tabled.
Councilnan Mo::gan coneurned rlth a quallflcatlon thet th6 netter not
be pleccd on the agonda untll the Councll so dLrects. It rras the
neconmendatlon of CouncLlman Mongan that study be gLven to thepoeslbl1lty of pnovidlng an scens to the H11Is Estate thnough Albemarle
Uay and Cononado ifay and that the proper offlclals cons 1de:: the fur:ther:posslblllty of cneatlng a rral}x ay to the Mtlls Estate th::ough Manco
Polo Way.
A motl.on was thereafter intr:oduced by CotmcllmanHorgan that the subJect
be tabled pendlng pecolpt of eddltlonal lnfolmatlon and fu:rther study
by the Cor:ncl1, seconded by Cormcllnan Thayen end unanlmously carnled.
(b)AMERICAN STANDARD MOTELS ?O CONSTRUCT APARTMEIIT.EOTEL
It. Car.n advlsed that lt ls pnoposed to renden the p:ropenty as attractlve
as pogslble, and lf the Councll so deslnes, a condltion to that effect
may be Lncludcd ln the grantlng of a speclal permlt.
In ncsponse to C ounc l1man lhayerrs lnqul:ry concetnlng the proposed skty
square foot Bign, !t. Car:r g tetcd that the slgn w111 not be a flashlng
neon llght and rl11 be less btltlllent than lllurlnatcd chu:rch stgna.
ThE Chab a rurounced that thls ras the t fune and place scheduled by pre vlourt
Councll actlon, to conduct a publlc heanlng on the appeal of theAncnlcan Standand Motels Corpor:atlon for the use of pr:operty at the
nontheast corn6r of Bellevue Avenue and E1 Canlno Real as an Apartmont-
Eote1.
Luthen M. Carr., Attorney rrepnesentlng the appllcants, addresscd the
Corrnell and advlsed that slnce the denlal of the use-permlt by the
Platrring Comlsslonr the or.1glna1 plans have been revlssd to coanect
those fcatures that gppea:r'ed to have been obJectlonable.
Bhe Chalr roquoEted !.nforrmatlon on the propoted plans for landscaplng
the proporty, pa:ntlcularly aLong tbe EI Camlno Real end stated that the
Cormcll ls of the oplnlon that appnopt let€ s hrubbeny should be planted
to conf orra rrl th the pr:esent attractlve appoaranco of the street.
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Councllman Thayen moved that the revLsed plan fon the proposed con-stnuctLon be nesubn ttted to the Plannlng Conmlsslon fon lts conslde:ra-tlon. fhare ras no second to the motlon.
Mn. Carn statod that 1n h1s oplnlon lt was superfluous to r.cgubnltthe pLan to the Consalss lon aed ss the optlon date to purchase thcpropenty nas to exphe soon, lt rras uJrgently requested that theCouncll render lts declsion.
Mayor Rooth stated that the Councll had reoelved the lnfornatlon un-offlcially that the orlglnal plans had been nevlged and thereaftorlnvltod ths Plsnntng Consultant to render. an oplnlon.
Planntng Consultant Mann stated that elthough he couLd not speak lnbehalf of the members of the Plannlng Comalsslon, there was no questlonln hls mind that the varlous lrsvls Lons ln the onlglnal plan rene theresult of hearlngs conducted before the Planning ConmissLon.
U. Dsvld Mar.tln, Chai.rrrtran of the Plannlng Comlaslon, ln attondancc,
1n r:esponse to the Chalrrs lnvltatlon to speak, aad speaklng as anlndivldual member of the CornmLsslonr advLsed that uhlle he dld not
obJ€ct to the proposltlon ltse1f, he dld obJect to the locatlon8clected for the pnoposed constructlon and lf the matter rore ncgub-mltteil to the Comnlsslon he rould egaln vote no to the grantlng of a
use pe::udt.
Evenett Klndlg, Secrotary of the Plannlng Comnisslon, also ln attendance,
upon belng questloned by tbe Chaln, advlsed that he would not rreversehls pnevlous vote denylng the appllcatlon.
Mr.. Eugene Umland, an Lntenested pnopenty orner, addnesscd thc Councll
and advlged that a suryey questlonnatne of Bu?ltngano rs 'For.Rentnhowlng facll1ties, dlrected to thlrty rcaltors slthln the c ormnrnl ty,indlcated the lack of sald facllltles. PIn. Unland u:rged a fevonablcvote to provlde a comerclal establlshnent as proposed ln tha plan toerect an apartnent-hotel on EI Canlno Real Ln Burllngame.
Mn. Ca:rr referred to pnovlslons of the or"dlnance affeettng R-[ zonlag
1n lts nelatlon to the pnoposed cormnenclal enterprlse, notlng tbat the
contnovensial polnt ls the proposal to bul1d less then haLf tho unlts
t lthout kltchens, theneby pLaclng the pnoposed apartment-hote1 ln tberrmotclo class.
l,[r. Canr ref enrod to petl tlons from nonbers of tbe Bur"llngamc l{orn€n's
CLub ( owners of the propenty) me::chsnts and pr.oporty ownenn ln the
Burl lngamo Avenue buslness dlstr:lct, menchants and propenty ounens lnthe Broadway buslness seotlon, the Boar.d of naaltots, the Executlve
Board of the Bunllngame Chamber of Conmence end the Betlen Burllngane
Assoclatlon, r.epontlng thefu: deslne to so6 the appllcatlon grented.
fn conclus lon, Mp. 6ar:n spoke on th6 advantages of permlttlng a buslnessof the propolred type ln Bunl lngane and advised that the ornens of-the '
pnopenty, the Burllngarne Womenrs CIub, pr.oposes to lmpnove lts bulldlng
on Park Road rlth the pnoceeds derlved fnom the sale.
Mpg. Robetlt Hanurett, t[08 n1""r..66r Aveaue, exprcssod gpposltlon, based
on hen oplnlon tbat the proJect rould be 'spot zonltgtr and pcrnlt thetnflux of translent buslnoss.
Mr. C. C. Krets, repr€sentlng St. Paulrs Eplscopal Church on El
Rea1, requestod that tf the per.mlt x6re grant6d, that lt lncludestlpulatlon that would exclude the constructlon of a restauJ.ant
bar.
Camlno
a
and a
Itbs. Chsrles N. f,ltrkblrLde, orner of considenable property ln the Cltyof Bur1ln€lame e u:eged the CouncLl to glve favoreble consldenatlon to
the comunlcatlons on file from the mor"chants of the clty endora lngthe proposed constnuctlon of an apaLtnent-hoteI.
l{r.. Robent Gans, memben of the Bunllngame eate faprovenent Club and
Mr. R. L. Engel, each oxproased opposltton to the proposed constr:uctlon,
addtng that sltes othen tban that on El Cemlno Real rere moro approprlate.
A po1I taken of those ln attendance late:rested ln the pnoposed
proJect indlcated flfty-seven ln fevor and flfteon oppos€d.
Folloving funthen dlscusslon, ln whl- ch the Counell uere of theoplnloa that a penlod of tro neoks ra! necesaany to furthe:' studythe pnoposal, the Chaln so r:uIed and those lntenested were advlsedthat a Councll decisl'on wouLd be nendened at the next regulatl
me6tl"rg of the Councll, l{,ay 2O, 1957.
RECESS
A r:ecergs ras ca11ed by the Chaln at g:[0 p.rn. and the meetLng ras
ca1led to orden at !:[! p.m.
BTD AWARD TO HARRISON AND WILSET (Bonds Indus trlal Assessment Dlstrict )
The Ctty Atto::ney reeonmended that the bld of llanrls on and W11s6y,
for the sale of bonds to be issued upon unpald asgessments ln
Bur.l lngaue fndustrlal Assessment Dlstrlctr be accepted.
RES0!q!ION lIo. 19-57 tr RcsolutLon Acce ptLng Bld fon Bonds to be Issued
Upon Unpald Agsessments for Expenses of Acqulsltlon of Lands ,Propertles and Easements fon Impnovements l1.r Burllngame IndustnLal
Assissment Dlstrlet and Awar.din! sara Bonds" uas lnEnoduced on motLonof Counc1}aan Bynd, sho moved lts passage, seconded by Councllman
Thayer and unanlmously cannled upon ro11 call .
EEARINGS (Contlnued)
(c) PROPOSED VACATIOT'I TOI,EDO AVENiIE AND GALVEZ COURT (Mt11s No. 5)
lilayon Rooth announced that thls was the tlnenotlce, to conduct a hea::lng on the proposed
and Galvez Court, at whlch tlme all pens ons
vacatlon may be hear.d.
setr' punsuant to publlshed
vacatlon of ToLedo Avenue
obJeeting to the proposed
ihere belng no proteets neeelved, elthen ln rn:ltlng on ver:ba1ly, saldpubllc hea:.ln9 ras dcclancd closed.
Councllman Morgan lntroduced and moved the passage of
n Orderlng the Vacatlon of a Portlon of Tolado Avenue aof Galvez Cour.t, Publlc Streets ln the Clty of Burllng
by Councllman Tb.ayen and adopted unanimously upon ro11
Councllman Morgan lntnoduced and movad for passage,rOrder'lng the Vacatlon and Abandonment of a Certain
Easemeat As Shorn on Ihat Cer.taln Map Entltled rMlI
the Chelr annonncod that this ras the tlme and place
p?el,lous Councll actlon to glve consldenatlon to the
the Flnal Map of Mllls Estate No. 13.
RESOI,{ITrON No.20-
ofa ol.on
ame n s econdedcall .
(d) PROPOSED VACATION CERTATN PI'BLIC SERVTCE EASEMENTS (M111S WO.5)
The Chalr. annou.rs ed that thls was the tlme set, pursuant to publlshednotlce, fon conductlng a publlc hearing relatlve to the pnoposed
vacatLon of pubtlc servlce easements ln Mll1s Estate No. 5.
Eea::lng no protest fnom thosQ pnesent ln the audlence and nc w?lttenprotest havlng been receLved, sald hear.lng ras declared closed.
Bunllngame, Sarr Mateo County, Callfonniar" sceonded by Counc l1man
fhayer and uaanimous ly ca::rled upon ::o11 cal1.
(e)FINAL ACCEPTANCE - }IAP },IILLS ESTATE NO. 13
RESoLUTToN NO. 2t-57mElfc saF ice
1s Estate No. 5
scheduled by
accept anee of
e of EESotpTIoN lrq. 2?:57o. ll Fu:rllng ame San
9f Agreement to
lman B;n'd and
Couacl'lnan Thayer lntroduced and moved the passagttAppnovlng Fina1 Map Entltled rlIl11s Estate Map N
Mateo County Callfonnlar and Dlnectlng &ecutlon
Construct Pub1lc lmpnovements tt secorrded by Counci
unanLmous Iy carnled upon ro11 call of rnembers.
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(f) B0ND PRooEEDI}IGS - MITLS ESTATE N0. 11 end NO. 13
A conlrnrnlcatlon (Itern No. 1 on the Agenda) dated May 2, 1957, vas
::ead fnom the Clty Meneger, ?econmendlng that the fee of t{lJ-sey and
Ham, Englneens forn engineerlng work ln the Ml1ts Estate No. 11 andNo. 13 be appnoved ln the amount of $621915.00, repnesentlng
appnox lmately 6.8fr of the total estlmated eonstructlon cost.
Councl.lman Mor"ggn moved that the Councll coacur ln the reconmerda-tlon and approve the engineerlng fee as subimltted by Wl1sey and
Eam, seconded by Councllman Thayer and unanlmous Iy ealnled.
Ttre Chafu: announced that thls sas the tlme and place fon tbe hear-lng oa the Englneeptg Report pursusnt to the Munlclpal InprovementAct of 1913 and Resolutl.on No. 12-57, fon the proposed lmprovementof Ml}ls Estate No. 11 ard Mil1s Estate No. 13.
pnotests, Counc llman lhayen lntro-
EESOLUTIoN No. 23-57 rrA RcgolutLon
and O:rder" Adoptlng Englnee:r r s BeponE, eo-f1rm:[n[-EEe Assessment
and Ondering the Wonk-Mll1s Estate No. 11 and M11Is Estate [o. 1]r!
seconded by Counc 11man Morgan and unsnLmous 1y adoptod upon :ro11
call .
There belng no wrltten o? oral
duced and moved the passage of
A cormnrnication dated May 3, 1957, us.s recelved fnom the Clty
Managcn, advlslng that lnprovenents rrlthln the subdivlslon of
M11ls Estate No. 5 and No. 7 have been satlsfactonlly completed
and recom[endlng that th6 laprovements be ecceptod.
Councilman Mongan lntroduced and moved the passage
No. 2lr-<? nAccEptlng Pubtlc Impnovenrents wtihln Mtl
No. 5, Burllngame, Callfornia" and seconded by Coun
rgan lnt::oduced and moved the paasage of RESOLUTIOIc;ptlng Publlc rmprovements Wlihln frr11s FEam6; ?Ilfonnla" seconded by Councllman Thayen and unanlmous 1y
of RESOLUTIONIs fs tate
ellman Ihayer.
and unanLmous 1y adopted upon roll ca1l.
CouncLlman Mo
No. 25-57 nAc
Bu::Ilngame Ca
adopted upon :ro1). ca1l.
2. c0MPLSIIor 0F SKWIEIiI ImRACE SUBDfVISI0II
A comrmrnlcatlon from the Clty Manager r dated t{ay J, 1957 r recommendlng
the aceeptance of lmpr"ovements, satlsfactonlly completed wlthln
the Skyvier Terrace Subdlvlslon, ras eoncurned ln on notlon of
Co unc ll'.man Morgan who lnt::oduced for pessage, @Itac ce pt 1 ng 2ufu c rmpno ve me nt s llj I thln- s kyv iev T6iiEE,Fl 1 ng ane
Callfonnla" seconded by Councllrnan Thayer" and adopted unanlmowly
upon ro11 ca11.
3.PARKING ALTERATION OI{ CAROLAN AVENIIE AUTHOETZED
A cormrunleatlon ues r:e ad from the Clty Managen, dated May J, 1957 t
necononendlng that the parklng regulatlons on Carolan Avenue betrreon
Oak Grove Avenue and Nonth Lane be altened to restrlct parklng betreen
the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. onIy. fhe r:ecommendatlon uas
concu::ned ln and the Ctty Attorney authorlzed to prepare an
ordlnance affecting the proposed change.
h.OFF STREET PARKING LOT PROPCSED REGULA?IONS
A comrunl-catlon, dated May 3, ]-957 t from the Ctty Manager, recom-
mendlng the esteblisbment of parklng mete:: zonos to al1evl-ate off-
stncet pa::king pr"oblems, vas neceived, acknowledged and placed
on flle p€ndlng fu::then study.
PROPOSED ABANDONII{ENT DRAINAGE EASE}IENT MTLLSDALE II{DUSTRIAL PARK
A cormnnLcatl,on dated May 2, 1957 ' wa;s nead from the Clty Mana gen,
advlsing that a request has been submltted by ltlaroco Ltd. for: the
abendorment ot a 35O foot drainage easoment in M111sde1e fndustnlal
COMMIINICATIONS
1. COMPLETTON 0F MIttS ESTATE N0. 5 and IIo. 7
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Perk to penmlt the e:rectlon of a rerehous c and an offlce bulldtngfor Purtty Stores, ttd. ft xes the necomneadation of the Clty
Manager and th€ Ctty Engtnecr thet the ncquest be granted.
Councllman Moncen lntnoduccd fon flrst roadlnq. ORDfNAI{CE N0. 650rDEcLARTNG TttrENTToN ro vAcAsE AND ABATDoN poHirbffiFENIGf
EASEMEIIE SEoWN 0N MAp 0F UNIT N0. 5 MILTSDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK
BIIRLINGAME SAII MATEO COI}NTI CALII'ORNIAI' end scheCullng .June!2,!!l! tor publlc heanlng.
6. I|RAFFIC STGNATS AIIIIIORIZED PENINSULA AYENITE AND CALIFORNIA DRIVE
A cormunlcatlon dated May 3, 1957, rres necelved fnom the Clty
Maneger, reoomendlng that the Councll concur ln a nequest necelved
fr:on the Clty of San Hateo that the CLty of BunJ.lngame share thecost of the lnstallatlon of trafflo slgnals at the tntenscctlonof PenLnsula Avenue - Callfornla Drlve and San Mateo Dnlve, from
Gas Iar Pund allocatLons.
7. TURI{IIG BASIN AREA . FIRE STATION NO. 1
A oonnrunlcatlon dated May 3, 1957, was r6c6lved fnorn the Clty Manager,
neconrnendlng that the constructlon of a turning basln be accompllshcd
by the Str:eet Department crew fol1owlng the r:esu::faclng of the ar.eaby the contnacton. The Councll ras advlsed that a special pernlt
nu! t b6 flnst obtalned fnom the San FngncLsco it{ater Department fonpermlsslon to lnfrlnge on a pontlon of its pr.oper:ty.
fn nesponae fis Q6pagllnan Morganra fnlufny, tbe Clty Englneer advlsedthat no dlfflculty ls antlclpated 1n recelvlng the speclal permit.
The nepont from the Clty Managen uas recelved the ngaften for. flllng.
8. BUILDING CODE AUEIIDMENT (Sectlon 505-A)
Councllnaa Morgan moved that
Manager be authonLzed to appl
Fund Budget allocsted to ttre
and unanlmous Iy c arrled.
the Councll concur and that the Cltyy for funds ln the l-957-L958 Ges TaxClty, scconded by Councllrnan Thayer
, L957 t from the Clty Manager, r:eeoruaendlngSectlon $OI-A to the Bulldtng Codc
and Councllman Theyer Lntnoduced for flnstNAN ORDTNANoE AI,IENDI}IG TIIE ORDItrAf,cE CODE
2k01,1 PRovrDrNo FoR
I -corumrnlcatlon dated Mathe lnunedlats amendment
Ondtnancc, rras concurned
v3of
1nIt:readlng,ORDINANCE NO. 5
OF TITE ClE OF EURTTNGAEE BY ADDING SECTION
ALLOIJABLE FLOOR AREAS IN OIIE.STORY BUTLDINGS
9. AUXILTARY BASEBALL FIELD AUTHORIZED IN WASHINGTON PARK
A comunlcatlon dated May 3, 1957, lras read from the Ctty Manager,
advis lng that the Park Comlsslon and the RecreatLon CormlssLon bave
roconmended thet a portr.on of Uashlngton Pank be conver:ted lnto a
snal.L au.xlllar"y baseball puractlce fleld for grerlrer s chool chlld::en.
The conmunicatLon J.ncoz.ponated seven polnts of actLon rqqulred to
convert the ar:ea as recomrended.
Thc Chah advised that a backstop ortlnally deslgned fon use at
the Burl lnganre V1l1agc Playground anea and nov consLdened s urplusproperty, may be avallablo for use at tho proposed Washington Parkauxlllary fl6ld .
F6l.lowlng a bnlef d!.scussLon, Councllmen B5rr.d moved that the Counell
concur ln the necomondatlon to coDvert a portlon of Hashlngton Pa:rk
lnto an eurlllery fleld la confonmance wlth the seven Ltems necomrnended
by the Clty Msngg.:: arrd to lnclude the use of the sur:p1us backstop,
The motlon ras geconded by Councllman Thayer and unanimou.s 1y carrled.
10. AUTIIORTZATION TO EXCAGE EI{GINEERING PERSONNEL SERVICES
A comrualcatlon datcd Mey 3, L957 r vas read fr:om the city llanager,
recormondlng that authorlzatlon be glven to engage tempoary englneer-lng asslstance untl1 such t Lne as the posltions now vacant mey bc
f11Ied at a cost not to exceed the sum appropr.lat€d ln the cu$ent
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CouncLlnan Mongan moved that the Councll eoncur for a perlod notto extcnd beyond June J0, 1957, seconded by Councllman Bytd and
unanlmous 1y canr:led .
budget.
11. ?ENTATIVE MAP Ef,IENNE TXDUSTR]AL PARK ACCEPTED
l.2. RECLASSIFICATION OF LOTS I'ROM R.3 TO R.l TILLBOROUGE PI,ACE
A conmunlcatlon dated Apnll 211 1957, $as fsad ftom the Clty
Plannlng Corallsslon, recormrendlng that the TentatLve Map of UnltNo. 1, Etlenne Indus tr.1a1 Pa::k, a proposed subdlvlslon ot a 5-L/2acre pancel, be accepted. T-he Conmlsslon advlsed ttrat an egree-
ment had been reached rlth I4t . Etlonno on eertaln stlpulatlonsper.talnlng to setbacks, tlee plantlng and utlllty senvlces.
Counellnan Morgan moved that the Councll concur and tb6 Tentatlve
Map of Unlt No. 1, Etlenne lndust:rlal Park ras accepted, sscondcdby Councllman Thayer and unanlmous ly carnled.
A conmualcatlon fnon the Plannlng CorunlssLonr dated Aprll 23, L957,
advlsed that subsequent to a pub1lc heanlng, lt ras reoomnendodthat Lots 61 7r 8r 9, I0, Ulllborough P1ecc Subdlvlsion be nezoncd
frorn ThlI:d Resldentlal to Flnst ResldentleL.
ORDIIIANCE NO. 6 2 AMEI'IDINC SECTIOII 1904, ARTICIfr 5O, PART X OF TIIE
TI{E CIIiY OF' BURLTNGAI,IE DIVT)ING TI{E CTTT TNTO
DISTIICTS BYRECTASSIFYING LOTS 6,7,8, p and lC, MAP OF ITfLLBOROUGE
PLACE FROM A TEIRD RESIDENTTAL DISTRICT TO A FIRST RESIDEI{T]AL
DISfRICT| was lntroduced by Councllman Byr"d and glven ffust neadlng.
13.PROPOSED RECLASSIF'ICATION LANDS PENINSOLA HOSPITAT WITH}IELD
A comrunlcatLon fnon the Plannlng ConmLsslonr dated Ap:ri1 23, 1957,
advlsed that a publlc hearlng had been conducted on the pnoposcd
neclass lflcatlon of Lands of tbe Penlasula Hospltal from Flnst
Resldentlal to ProfergLonal Buslness snd lt rras thereafter
neconmended that sald r.eclass lflcat lon be appnoved. [ctlon was
held pendlng further study by the Councll.
th.SPECIAL PERMTT GASOLINE STATTON MILTS ESTA?E (Eeanlng May 20)
fu Appeal to the Clty Councll f::om Rullng of P1annlng Commlsslon,
dated Apnll 29, L957, concenning the appllcatlon of L. S. Tal1er
and Calypso B. LldeU for a speclel p6r,nlt to construct a gasollne
servlce station at the lntersectlon of Magnolla Avenue and Trousdale
Dnlver rras scheduled for publlc hearlng on May 20, A957.
L,.PROPOSED RESIIBDIVISTON LoT 2h. KENMAR TEIRACE (Hea::ln I Jure 3)
An Appeal to tbe Clty Councll Fr.om Ru11ng of Plannlng Connlsslon
dated Aprll 29, 1957, concennLng th€ appllcatlon of Fnank Gal1o for
resubdlvlslon of Lot 21, Kenman Tenrace, Bur.1lngame, Callfonnla, was
scheduled fon publlc he$tlng June 3, 1957.
16. FINDI}IGS IN RE: WTLLIAM P. BRIGHAM SUSPENSIOT{
A comnunleatlon dated May 3, 1957, xas recelved fron the Clvtl Sefvlce
Connnrlgs lonr subnlttlng certlfled coples of the Fl:rdlngs of Fact
and ConclusLons of the Conrulsslon ln the matter of the hearlag
of Offlcen WlUlem P. Bnlghanr fnom an order of suspenslon lssued
by the Chlef of Pollcc.
The CouncLl noted that lt uas reconmended by the Conmlsslon thetUlUlam P. Bn!,gham be s uspended , ulthout p,qy, f ot a perlod of
two days .
A trlef dlscusslon a::osE thereafter oa the legallty of modlfylngthe p€naIlty lmpossd upoa 0fflcer R. C. Ruhl, who dld not appeal
the suspenslon ondered lgsued by the Chi.ef of Po1lce.
Counc L lnan Mongan spoke of the lnJustlce of one officer necelvlng a
rEssen p6na11ty, because of hts app6el, that tbat of th€ offlcer rho
729
dld not appeal tb.e suspenslon orden. Councllnan Thayer concur.ned.
Qucstloncd by th6 Cha1n, the Clty Attonney stated thet hc wae notln a posltlon on thls occaslon to nendcr an oplnlon on the legalltyof modlfylng an order. of suspenslon ln thc lnstencc of Offlccr Ruhl.
Follorlng fur:ther: dlscusslon, the Chlef of Po1lcc ras "squestcd to
oonfen rlth the Clty Attorney and the Clty Manager to asccr.tain thelegallty of modifylng the suspenslon onder of Offlccn Ruhl.
Councllman BJDId thereaften moved that the Councll sustaln the actlontakcu by the Clvll Scr:vlcc Conmlsslon conce:rnLng the suspenslon ofOfflcor Wl11lern P. Bnlghanr, geconded by Councllman Thayer and
unanlnous Iy carried.
17. RECOMIT,IENDAUON TO PURCHASE SHORELAND PROPERTIES
Cormn:nlcatlons fnom the Pa:rk Comnicston, datcd Apr.l1 25, 1957, tlu
Recneatlon Cormlsslon datcd lttay L, 1957 and tho Bunll rg ame RecneatlonAssocletlon, datcd Apnll 261 L957, uttb rcferencc to a r:econmondatlonthat the Clty Councll negotlate for the punchase of ecr.eagc at tbeMrmlclpal F111 for pank and recreatlonal purposos, ras acknowledged
and nade a paJpt of tha rccords of the Clty.
}8. & 19. rRAFF'IC SIGNAL OAK GROVE AVE. AND CALIFORNIA DRIVE
Comunlcatlons fr:om thc McKlnley School P. t. A. , datcd Aprl1 30, 1957
and pa::ents of ehlldnen attendlng St. Cather:lnc rs Panochlal School,
requestlng the lnstallatlon of a tnafflc slgna1 at the CallfornlahlvE and Oak Grovc Avenue lntorsoctlon were r€cclvod.
A oomrunlcatlon dated Apnl1 1!, 1957, froa the Ctty Managcn of tlre
Tosn of Hlllsborough, submlttlng a ncsolutlon adopted by the TownCouacll, pnotesttng agalnst the pr:oposcd Route A Extenslon to
Junlpero Senna Bouleva:rd and endonsing alte:rnate proposal Route B,
vas ncc6Lvsd for flllng.
The Chaln announced tbat a publlc hearlng, conducted by the BurlLngameCity PlannLng Cormlrslon, on the lssu6 of the proposed cxtonslon of
Junipero Ser"r.a Boulevard, was schcduled for Ucdnesday, May 8, 1957,
B otclock, p.m. ln the Councll Chembens of the But llngam€ Clty Ha1l.
2L. PETITION I'OR ANNEXATfOI (Lombar:dl and Barnes)
A petltlon for ennotatlon of unlnhabitcd terr:ltor.y (Srmntt hlvc,
Bunllngvler lernace erca) subnlttcd by Joseph G. Lombandl and
t{1111am G. Bannes, r,as tr€cclved.
Councllman Mongan lntroduced and moved the passagenDtnecting the Glving of Notlcc of Pnoposcd Annere
of RESoLUTToN l{0. 27:57tlon to the OIt-
of Bunllngame of Certalu Unlnhablted Ternltony Dcslgnated as the
I l,onbandl-and Banne s Pnopertyr and Flxlng the- Tlrae and Place lfhere
Any Person May Appean and Show Cause t{hy Such Te:rr.ltony Should Not
Bc Annexedn secondcd by Councllman B ynd and unryllmous 1y cannled on
ro11 call. (June 3, 1t!1, pub1lc heanlng.)
RESOLUTIONS
I{one
ORDINAIICES Conslderatlon of:
ORDINANCE NO.NAN oRDINANCE ADDING SECTION L335.I TO TITE ORDTNANCE
OF BURLINGA!,IE TO PROHIBIT THE DISPI,AY, SALE, OF'FER
Thc Councll requested that a letter be dlrected to the wrLters, advlslngthat an appltcatlon for the expendlture of the Cltyrs allocatlon of
1957 -1958 Gas ?ax Funds shall be flled vlth the State nequesttng thelnstallatlon of the trafflc slgnal .
20. PROPOSED ROUTI}IG JUNTPERO SERRA FREEI'AY
NOR SAI,E, BARTER, OR GIFT OF ANY FOWL, FTSH, REPTTLE OR ANIMAL AS A
NOVELTYi ras glven seoond readlng aad on motlon of CounclLman Thaycn,
1BO
secondod by Councllrnan B;rrd, sald ondlnanec passcd lts secondr.eedlng and ras adoptcd by the followlng vote:
AYES : C OITNCf LIt{EtI : Byr.d-Mor.gan-Rooth-Thayen
I{OES: COIINCTLMEN: None
ABSENT COUNCfLUEN: Johnson
lilayon Rooth advlsed that l{n. Cordsen ls vacatlng hls posltlon es a
mcmber of the Pub1lc Health and Safety CommissLon to serve on theClvll- Senvlce Contlrlsslon end appolntments on posltlons vaeant ln
the scveral Corutslons shall be made at a 1ater. date.
ORDINANCES - fntnoduc tlon of:
oBDTNANCE NO. 653 nAlGilDrNG SBCTToN th39 0F TIm oRDINANCE CoDE
OI' TI{E CIITT OF_EtrRLINOA},G: REGUIATTNG TIIE RATES OF FARE TO BE
CIIARGED FOR MANSPORTATION BY TAXTCAB: AND PROVIDING PENALTTBS
POR TIIE V]OLATION OF AIiIY OF TEE PROVISIONS OF MTS ORDINANCENuas lnbr:oduced by Councllnan Byr.d and glven flnst neadlng.
I'ilFTNISHED BUSINESS
1. Unlform Food Establlshneat Ordlnanco
At the request of C ouacllnan Thaycr, the proposed unlform or:dlnanceregulattng food estabLlshments ras ncquestod to b6 placcd on thc
agenda of the CounclL, fiay 20, 1957.
I{EI.J BUSINESS
1. STAIUS ON POSIIION POLTCE INSPECTOR AND DIRECTOR IRAFFIC RESI'ESTED
Mayor Rooth, ln behalf of the Clty Councl1, requestad that tho Chlefof Pollce confer wlth the Clty Manager to dctermlne whether thcpositlons of Dlnsg6s, of Tnafflc and Pollcc Inspector menlt
penmanent status wlthtn the Classifled Servlcc.
2. RESIGT{ATION }IILBUR SMITH - Pub11c Ilealth & Safet y Conmls s lon
[ayor Rqoth announced tbat Mn. tlllbur Smlthr memben of the Publlc
Health and Sarety Commlsslon had sutraltted hls neslgnatlon. An
appolntment to f111 the vacancy rlr rtthheld at thls tlme.
3.RESfGNATION GRANT SWEEI & APPOINTI'IEM JAC0B C0RDSEN - Ctvl1
Senvicc Tommlss1on.
Mayon Rooth announccd that Or.ant Sreet had submlttcd hls ncslgnatlon
alr a m6mb6r of the Clvll Servlce Comrrlgslon. The name of Jacob Condscn
rag submlttcd by the Chair to f111 th6 ,acancy. The appointment ras
unanlmous 1y conflnmcd by the Councll.
CLAIM
A Claln agalnst the Ctty of Bunllngame submltted by Gene A. Doran,
Hlllsbonough Pollce OffLc€r, as the ,:osult of an accldent lnvolvlng a
Burllngamc Po1lcc Dcpar"tment patnol can, ln an anount unde ternlnableat thls tl.me, was r:eJected and r:efer::red to the Cltyrs lnsurance cerr'16r,
on motlon of Councllnan Byr"d, seconded by Councllrnan Tbayer" and
unanlnous 1y carrled.
OUTSIDE MANAGEMENT SIIRVEY AUTHORTZED
A comunLcatlon fron thc Clty Managen, datod May 3, 1957, rras read,
submlttlng e repont on the pnoposed revlsion of pensonnel rules
and advlslng the Councll of the advantages of engaglng a menegement
consultent ffun to submlt r.e commendat lons fon a pr.oper and efflclent
setup of the overall government and departnental onganlzatLou.
I
I
1ts1
Councll nronbcrs erpnesscd ttrc ln appnoval end tbe
authorlzcd to lnvestlgate the engagemcnt of such
a moetlng on serLes of meetlngs wlth the Counell
lrmediatcly theneaf ter.
A,DJOURNUENT
Iher:c belng no funther buslness, the meetlng uasat 11:2! p.m.
Rcspectfully submltted,
K. WIIITECity Clenk
APPROVED:
CltY Mgngg6t' rr..
an egency andto be s cheduled
negulanly ad Journed
Chanlcs W. Rooth
t{ayon
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