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Br::r1lnsane. Callfor'rrla
May 7, 1956
CALL TO ORDER
A lregular meetlng of the Bu:rlLngame Clty Councll uas hel-d on the above
gLven date. .Meetlng ea116d to orden at 8!OO p.m. - llayor Rooth 1n the Cbal:r.,
FLAG SALUTE
At roral fnom Mayor Rooth, all arose and tr6ro 1ed by Clty Clerk llerbert K.
Whlte ln the Saluto and Plodge of Allegianco to the Flag.
ROLI CALI
Present - Councllmen! Byrd-Uorgan-Rooth-Thayer
Absent - Co'uncLlmen: Johnson
On motLon of C ounc l1'men Byrdr' seconded by Councllna:r Thayer and unanlmously
carri.ecl, Councl,Iman Johnson ras excused., due to ll1nes-s.
UIrrUTES PREI'IOUS UEETINGS
The mlnutes of the
provod and adopted
Councllman Byrd.
regular rreetlng of Apr11 L6, 1956 were unanlmously ap-
on motlon of Councllman organ and seconded by
The mlnutes of th6 Apnll 17, 1956 meetlng to canvas election roturns and.
the a.d Journed meetlng of Aprll 16, 1956 rere unanlmously approvod and
adopted on motlon of Councllrnan !trorgan and second.ed by Councll-nan Byrd.
1. qO!,tPl[Ilolt ol1 IilPRovElmNTs MILLSDALE IIIDUSIBIAIT PARK, U[rtS 1, 3, 5
A letter dated IIay 4, 1956 rss necelved from G. J. Marr, Dl::ecton of
Pub1le Wor"ks, advLslng that lEprovenonts rithln !{lllsda1e Industrlal
Park No. 1, lIo. 3 and I{o. 5 have been completed ln confornance rlth the
Plans and SpecLflcatlons. The c onmlnl catl on Eas accompanled by letters
from the Trousdeto Constructlon Conrpany, ad.vl sl ng (1 ) that stroet treeplantlng on Rolllns Road 1n M1l1sdale Industnial Park and adJacent to the
Southenn Paclflc Rell-roed ln the Ml1lsdale fndustrLel Park shall be ln-stalled; (2) tbat a].l s1lt and dlrt from the dralnage channel (Bunllngame-
Ml11bxae Clty Llmtts) shail be removedl and (5) that the overhead flre
alar:m conduc tor shall be r.aiseil to colnclde wlth the constructlon programof the Southorn Paclfic.
RESOLUTTON No 57-56 ?l Acceptlng Publlc fmpnovemonts ln Unlt No. le
us tr Park Bur ingane San l{ateo County CallfornLarr was lntrodu
Counclltran Bynd who moved Lts passage, seconded by Couac llnan Morgan and
unanlmously adopted on roll--ca1l- of members.
RESOLUT ION No. 38-56 trAcce ptlng Publ l c Improvements ln Unlt No. 5 Mlllsdale
fndusEiIEl Ert Bunf lngans San Mateo County CaLlf ornLatr ras lntroduced byCouncllmai Byrd rho noved lts passage, secorded by CounclJ.man Mor.gan aad-
unanlmously er.rled on roll call of nembers.
RESOLUTION No. 39-56 rrAcce ptlng Publlc fmprov oment s fn Unlt No. 5 Mlllsda16Industnlel Park Burllngame San Mateo County Catlforniarr rvas lntroduced byCouncllman Byrd rho noved lts passsge, seconded, by Councllman ltforgan and.
ad,op ted tmanlmously on ro11 call of mer:bors o
A conrnrnlcatlon dated Aprl]- 27e 1956 ras recelved from G. J. Marr,Dfuector of Publlc l{orks, advlslng that llb. Arthur P. Hanke has tenderedhls resLgnatLon, effectlve 2:OO p.m. on May 9, 1956. Councllman Morgan
mov ed. that the reslgnation be accopted, seconded by Cor:ncllman BIEd and
unanimously carrled.
Ml Ilsdal e
ced by
COMMUNTCATIONS
2. RESfGNATION - Arthur P. Hanke
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3. APPOI}flrIIIENTS STnEET DEPT. (wiI1lam B. Selklnk & Eoward Hudson)
A communlcatlon dated Aprl1 27, 1956, ras received from Dlrector of
Publlc Works Marn, requesting that an appolntmont be made for theposltlon of Street Mslntenance Man (pronrotlonal posltlon) and an ap-
polntnent for the posltlon of Street Utllity Man (competltlve posltlon).
Councllnsn Thayer movod that Wllllam B. Se1klrk, next ellgible forthe posltlon of Street Malntenaace ilan, be appolnted effective May 161
1956, seconded by CounclJ-man Morgan and unanlmously carrled.
Councllman Byrd moved. that Eorrard Hudson, tho next eIlglble for theposltlon of Utiltty Man in the Street Department, be appolnt€d offestlve
as soon as the appolntee ls avaLl-abl-e and subJect to the requl:red Clvl]
Service Rule s and Regulatlons, seconded by Councll-man ltrongan end un-
anlmously carrLed.
4. STORU DRATNAGE IMPROVEIUENB UNIT l{o. 2 - ItrLLS CREEK REALIGNMENT
A conmunlcatlon dated May 5, 1956 res recelved from G. J. Marrr
DLrector of PublLc Works, submltting plans and speciflcatlons for the
constructlon of Storm Dralnage Inprovements, Unlt No. 2 (l[111s Creek
Beallgnment ) and re conmendlng that the Clty Englneer be authorlzed toadvertlse for blds. The coruuunlcatlon advlsed that the proJect lnvolvesthe constnuction of a structure across the O1d Bayshore Hlghway, theconstructlon of a channel thn ough property recently acqufu:ocl fromE. R. OtIIara, and th€ bulldlng of necessary berms to form a channelwesterly of the Bayshore Hlghway.
Councllman Byrd lntroduced and rnoved tho passage of RESOLUIIION
No. 40-56 rrA pprovlng Plans and Speclflcatlons fon the Proposed. Con-
Storm Dralnage fmprovernents, Unit No. 2, Mills Creek
Real.ignmontr, seconded by Councl1nan ttron8an.
Speaklng on the questlon, James Hlnmel, Secretary of the Bu::linganeCivlc Improvemen.t C1ub, Inc., exprossed. opposltl.on to the expondLture ofClty funds for tho proJect, based on hls J.nterpr.etatl on of e Callfornla
Appellate DecLslon, March, 1956, rhereln a property ornenr beneflttlng
from a dralnage lmprovoment, ras requlred to bear the cost.
In response to the above, Dlnector of Publlc Works Mann advl, sed. that
the proposed lrpnovements eonforB to a prevLous agreeErent between'the
State Hlghray Department ard the City of Burllngame and that sald channelwill connect wlth the erlstlng structuro bullt by the State Hlghway
Departmont lest year ecross the Bayshono h€eva;r.
struetlon of
was
A ro11 call vote was requested by the Chalr.
thersaftor unanlmously carrlad.
RESOLUTION l{o. 4O-56
5. ROLLINS ROAD DECLARED AN ARTERIAL FROM BROADWAY TO NORTII CITY LIMITS
A communlcatlon dated May 4, l-956 was recelved from R. C. Theuer,
Chlef of Pollce, r:e commendlng that RolIlns Road be creat6d an Arteri.al
Str€et fron Broadway to the North City Llmits.
lman Mo::gan thereupon lntroduced fo:: passagenDesignatlng Roll,lns Road a Through Elghwayr,seconded by
Councl
50-56
NESOTUTION
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C ounc man Byrd and adoptod unanlmously on roll c all- of mombers.
6.I'ONE.HOIIR LIMITI? PROPOSED FOR CAROLAN AVENUE
A comnnrnlcat 1on dated May 4, 1956 was recel-ved from R. 0. Theuer,
Chlef of Pollce, requestLng thet Canolan Avenue be rostrlcted to a one-
hour 1lmlt 1n place of the pr:esent two-hou-r Ilmlt.
QuestLoned by the Councllr Chlef theuer advlsed that the request wes
submltted for the purpose of malntalning better control of the area, and,to conflne hlgh school students to the utlllzatLon of the car-parking
space provlded at the rear of the high school.
The Clty Attorney ras requested to pneparo an appropnlate rosolutl-onfon Councll lntroductl,on and adoptlon at the next regular E6tlng.
7.POS]TION OF FIRE INSPECTOR IN FIRE DEPARTI\IENT
8. RESIGNATI0I{ (Jerrold S. Blue)- APPOfI{TMENf (Leland. Blumer ) - Hoseman
A commrnicatlon dated May 4, 1956, recelved from Flre Chlef R. E.
oorby, advlslng that F1?e Inspecto:' Eowand Pearson has ::equested thet
he be returnod to the positlon of Eosemanr f,es hel-d fon furthe? conslder-
at l. on.
A commnlcatlon dated May 4, 1956 ras recelveal from Flre Chlef R. E.
Moorby, submlt tlng a reslgnetLon from Jenrolci S. Blue, a pnobatLonary
F!.rernan, effectLve May 1, 1956, and requestlng that an appolntment to
the posltlon be, mde.
The corrunrnlcatl on further advLsed that the fhst Ean on the eltg5ble1lst carrnot be Iocated, the socond nan on the 1lst ls unable to accept
the posltlon, tho third nan on the llst ha.s accepted enployment eJ-se-
whorel and. the fourth nan has exp::essed hls wl11lngness to accept an
appol ntment.
Councllmen BJrrd noved. that tbs res!.gnation of JerroLd S. BIue be
accepted, seconded by Councllnan Morgan and. unanLmous 1y carried.
0n the basls of the informatLon trocelved from th6 Flre Chlef relatlveto appllcants, Councllrun Byrd moved that Leland Bluner, No. 4 on the
)-lst for the posltion of Eoseman, be appolnted, subJect to provlslons
:requlred. by Clvll Seryl"ce procedure, Eeconaled by Councllman forgan and
unanlmously carried.
9. SPECIFICATIOI{S-PtANS FOR PROPOSM IMPRO\IEMENT IN WASITINGTON PARK
A conmrnl catlon dated Apr1l 27, 1956 was neceived from the Park Com-
mlsslon aclvlslng the Plans and SpecLflcatlons for rest roon facLlLtlesln Washington Park are complete and reaaly to submlt to bld.
Councllnan Thayer moved that the Perk SuperLntendent be authonl zedto process the Plans and Speclflcatlons for the 1ega1 edver:tlstng ofblds, seconded by Councllman ![o:rgan and. r:nanLmously canrled.
10. REQIIEST TO ACQUIRE EASEIIiEM TN BROADWAY IilDUSTRIAL AREA
A comrunLcatlon dated Aprl1 271 1956 was recelved f?om the Park Com-
mlsslon reconnending the acquLsltlon of an easement to provlde easle:r
malntenance of a ploposed plantlng area from M11lsdale to Broadway wlthln
the Lndustrlal Frea. The subJect was held fon further conslder:atlon.
]-1. VARIANCE TO ERECT NEON PLASTIC SIGN - 1169 Br:oadwa v
A. cornmunlcatlon dated Aprl1 5O, 1956, from the Plannlng Conmlsslone
re commendlng the approval of a varlance appllcatlon of the A.V.R. Realty
Company to erect a neon plastlc slgn on lts bulldtng at 1169 Bnoadway,ras held for fwther study.
12. SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTD TO MAI]DE & HAROLD TAGGART 95O Carolan Ave.
A comrmrnl catlon d.ated Apr1l 50, 1956 vas necelved from the Pl annlng
Commlsslon advlsfng that a pub1lc hearing had been held on an applLcetlonfor Speclal Pernlt from lfaud e and l{arold Tagga::t to use pnopar.ty at
95O Carolan Avenue, zoned M-le for the operatlon of the Paciflc CharterLlnes, a bus sorvl.ce hol.dlng contracts wlth varlous school dlstrlcts.
The letter advLsed that ths Conmlsslon unanlmously approved th6 use as
r.oquested, v,'Ith certaln stipulatlons. The Comnlssion also suggestedthat the Councll glve conslderatlon to lmprovlng the condltlon of
Carolan Avenue, partlcu-l-arly that portlon from Toyon Drlve to Broadway.
CounclLman l{organ moved. concurrence ln the recommendatlon and lntro-
duced fon. peFsago RESOLUTION No. 41-56 nGrant in g a SpecLal Use Permltto Maude and Harold Taggaftr, seConded by Councllman Byrd and unanlmouslycarrled on ro1] call of menbers present.
In th6 natter of lrerovemonts to Carolan Avenue, the Cha1.n r:eferred.the sg.bJect to the Clty Attonney, to the Clty Englneer srd to the Pl-annLngConsultant fon consul-tatlon on 1egal pr.ocedu:re and cost to the Clty fotr
appropnl,ate . Lmprov omonts I
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}5. VARIANCE PERMIT GRANTED TO JULIETTE BUTCHER - I13? Douglas Ave.
A 16tter dated Aprl1 30, 1956 ras receLved from th€ Plsrtning C on-nlsglol advising that a publt c hearlng had been conducted, on an ap-pllcatlon fron Jullette Butcher for a varlance to p€rmlt the oper:ationof an offlce Lncldental to a Custom Interlor Deslgnlng Servlce at
1137 Douglas Avenue, zoned R-4. The 1ett6r advlsed that the Conmlss!.on
unanlmous Iy roconmended that the varLance be approved, wlth cor:ta1nstlpulet 1ons.
Councllman Byrd moveil concurrence with the r:e cornmendatLon and
lntroduced for pas sag e RESOIUTIO}I l{o! 42-56 itGnantl ng a Varlance to
Jullette Butcher, 1137 Douglas Avenuofl, seconded by Coulcllman Ilrorgan
and unanlmously adopted on ro11 call of merbsrs pr:esent.
L4. VARIANCE TO PERMIT LOCATION OF PRESCRIPTION PEARMACY GRANTM
A lotter dated Aprll 50, 1956 was recelved from the Plsnnlng Com-
mLsslon advLslng that a pub1lc hearl ng had been conducted on an ap-pllcatlon from the Prlngle Constructlon Company for a varl&nce tolocate a prescrlptlon pharmacy wlthln the lobby of the Penlnsula lfedl-
ca1 Arts Bul1dlng, 1740 Marco Polo Way, and the Commlssion unanLmously
recommended lts approval, wLth certaln reservatlons.
C ouncllman Morgan moved that the Councll concur and that the requestto locate a prescnlptlon pharmacy be granted as stlpulated by the Plan-
nlng Commlsslon, se cond.ed by Councilman Thayer and unanimously carled.
15. MASTER FLOOD CONTROL STI]DY
A letter dated May 2, 1956, fro
recomnendlng that a revLow be mado o
Stonm Dralnage Study of f954 was hol
he Publlc Utllities C ommls sl on,
he Masten Flood Control and
on furthel consicleratlon.
mtft
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16. EMP.I]qYEESLBEQUES! IOR ]\PDITIQ].IAL RET IB{ENT BENEFITS APPROVED
A letter dated May 1, 1956, was recelved from the EJ:llngane Clvll
Ser.ylce Emplop es I AssoclatLon, fnc., requ6stlng CounclJ- consLdenationto the adoptlon of amendment s gnantlng addltlonal benefLts to the
enployees t partlclpatlon ln the Cal-lfornla Stratre Ernployees r Retbenont
Law.
Councllman Morgan lntroduced for: passag?rlntentlon to Approve Amendment to Contract
e,RESOLUTION l{o. 43-56
Provldlng for Pantl clpatlonln State Employeesr Retlrenent Systemn, seconded by Councllnan Byrd
end unanlmously adopted on roll- call of members pnesentr
L7. EMPLOYME}IIT OF I,EGAL COUNSEL FOR PROPOSED PARKTNG D]STRICT PROJECT
A oonrmrnlcatlon dated May 3, 1956 was recelved from Ernest A.Itlllson, attorney, Parking Dlstrlct No. 1, advislng that three suLts have
been flJ-ed questlonlng the validLty of the proceedlngs ln ParklngDlstrlct No. I and necommending that the Ctty take actlon to provlde
1ega1 nepre sentation.
In response to Cou.rrell lnqulry, the Clty Attorney :reconrended that
the lar firm of Kirkbride, Xll1son, Ha:rzfeld & WeJ.lace be engaged toasslst the Clty Attonney ln tho lltlgatlon pnocoedlngs.
Councllman Morgan thereupon moved thst the City Attorney be author-ized to engage the lar firm of Kirkbrlde, WLlson, Earzfeld & I{albe to
ronder asslstenc€ 1n the lmpending sults, and costs inclrrred by theClty Attornoy ero to be submltted to the Councll for proe€sslng. The
motLon was seconded by Counclhnan Byrd and unanimously carrled.
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18. G. W. WTLLTAMS GRANTM USE OF PROPERTY F'OR PARKING PURPOSES ( Broadway )
A letter dated April 19, 1956 was neceLved fron the G. W. Wl1llens
Co. requestlng permlssi.on to malntal.n a vacant lot on the corrren of
Chula Vista and Broedway, orne d by that company, as a parklng lot untl1
such tLme as the property Ls developed.
Councllman By-d moved concunrence ln the request of the G. f,.
trtl11lans Co. to maLntaLn the 1ot for parklng purposes at no cogt to tbeClty, seconded by Coulcllman MorgaI and unanlmously carrled.
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19. ANNUAL COUNTY FLORAL.FIESTA AND IOOTH COITNTY ANNIVERSARY
A comruunL catlon d.ated Aprl1 18e 1956, from the Advance -Star., 16-questlng Councll cooperetlon ln the advetlsement of the lOOth AnnlversarT
Year of San }lateo County ln eonJrmctlon rl th the publlcatl-on of the
Annual Sen ltrateo Coulty Flora1 and Flesta Editlon, was held for fr.urther
study.
20. PENINSULA ANT ASSOCIATION RBqI'EST FOR DONAT]ON OF IAND
A lettor dateil ApnlJ- 24, :.956, from the Penlnsu.la Art Associatlon,
requestlng the donatlon of City property for the constructlon of a flnearts gallery and work shop, was held for further study.
2I. PETITION FROM BURLTIIGAME MERCHANTS Te! Iz-MINUTE PARKING METERS
A petltl.on d.ated Apr11 2'l , !956, recelved from Br:rllngame Avenue
menchants, sollcltlng the Councll to c hange parklng meters back to the12-nlnutes for one peturf, xlth a tro hou:r 1lBlt, ras held for consldora-tLon laten ln the rreetlng.
22. CIVIC IMPROVEMENT CI,I,B Te: PROPOSED PARKING DISTRICT No. 1
A commrnlcatLon dated Aprll 30, 1956, necelved from the BurllngareClvlc fmprwement C1ub, Inc., reconmendlng a fir::ther revlew of the
plsoposed panklng d.lstrLct formatlon, was placed on file.
23.FMERATION OF CIVTC IMPROVEMENT CLUBS Te: TROUSAI,,E DEVELOPMENT
A comrmrnl catl on from the Bur.llngame Federatlon of Ci.vlc Improvement
Ctubs, fnc., dated hy 2, 1956, expr.esslng satlsfactlon on the hlgh typeof development provlded by the Trousdale Development Company, was re-
celved and placed on flle.
24. FEDERATIoN OF CMC IIIPROVEIiIENT CLUBS re: CrTY MANAGER
of
of
A communLcetion dated fray 22 1956, from the Bulftngaae Federatlon
Clvlc Improvenent Clubs, Inc., offerlng suggestLons ln the employmenta Clty Manager, res receLved and placed on fLe.
%. PROPOSED ARTERY FOR TNTER-CITY TNAVEL TN SAI{ MATEO COUNTY
A comrnmlcation dated Aprll 2O, 1956, recelved llom the Burl lngame
Chanber of Commerce, advlslng of a meetlng scheduled to confer on tho
creatLon of another artery fo:r lnter-clty travel ln San Mateo County,
was held for furthsr consLderatLon.
26. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REQUEST CHANGE IN PARKING I.{ETER LIMITS
A letter d.ated Aprll 50, 1956,
Chanrber of Commerco, urglng Councll
mer.chant s tbat th6 present 8-Itlnute
meters.
was received from the Burallngame
conslderatlon to tho request of
meters be replaced wlth 12-mlnute
Councllmen Thayer advLsed of her attendence at a recent meetlng rlththe rerchants and the subsequent recoErBndatlon that the meters be
changed to thelr orlglnel IZ-nlnute tLme }lmlt.
-RESOLUTION l{o. 44-56 nRe guJ-atl-ng Parklng Meter Tlme Llmlts on
Burllngame Avenue and on Broadway Avenue rr was thereafter lntnoduced forpassege on motlon of Councllman Thayer, seconded by Cor:ncllman organ.
Speaking on the questlon, Mayor Rooth advlsed qf hls attendance atthe ne etlng and the uranlmous conclusLon neached that th6 lnterests ofthe buslness area would be better served by the conver.slon to 12-mlnute
meters.
Councllmari Byt'd opposed tlre change, by stating ttrat the present,
status of the meters ls an 'lmprovement and part of a solutlon to provldethe Clty wltb addltional revenue. Counclfmsn Byrd -expressed the oplnlonthet lt w111 ultlmately lncrease the tax burden of the home onner.
Councllman organ stated 'that lnasmrch as the merchant s have reached.,
through experlence the past year, the conclusion that they lnstead favorthe lz-ndnute meter and, agaln actlng 1n good faith, he rould vote yes
to the chango.
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A vote by ::o11 call was as follows:
Ayes: Councllmen: Morgan-Rooth-ThayerNoes: Counell-men: Byrd
Absent C ouncl l- men: Johnson
27. BROADWAY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Te: PARKING METER LIMTT
A conanrnlcatLon d.atod l[ay 3, 1956, from the Broadrvay Dovelopmont
Associatlon, concernlng the change to the 12-nlnute rueters on Broadrray ras
r:eceLved and flled. (Actlon on Burllngarre Avenuo and Broadway re meters,
see above. )
28. CHAUER 0F COMMffiCE re: Ol{E-CmT SALES TAX
A communlcatlon datod ay 2, L956, ,as neeeLved from the Burllrtgam
Chamber of Commerce, relatlve to a proposed clty one-cent sales tax aml
urglng Councll attendance at a rretlng on lfley 9, 1956 to dlscuss the
sub Je ct.
Cormcllmal Byrd nenlnded the Cor:ncll that a State Iaw edoptod lasl
year permits a coulty to levy and cofl-ect a sales tax unless a clty, prlor
to July l-, 1956, snacts l6gls1atlon to provlde for Lts olvn I€vylng ancl
collectlon of a sales tax.
29. LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM PENTNSUTA COLOR CLUB
A letter dated Merch 30, 1956, from the Penlnsula Co1or" C1ub,
lng appneclatlon to the Councll and the Recreatlon Superlntendent
support to tho Club, was placed on flle.
REPORTS OF OF}'ICERS
A r:eport from the Recreatlon Department for tho month of Mancb, 1956,
necelved and placed on f11e.
expie s s -for
was
RESOIUTION No. 45-56 ?rAuthonlzl ng the Executlon of a Contract Employmont
RESOLil:rION No. 46-56 rAcceptlng Grant Deed from I{. Rlchard Orf,ara and
nlght of Way Agont, Burlingame Parking Dlstrlct No. 1r rras lntroduced by
Counellnan ldorgan, who moved 1ts passage, secorded by Councllnan Thayer
and unanlmous Iy carrled on ro11 ceJ.l- of members pnesent. (Enploynent of
Cyrus J. lfclftllan )
Mary Margaret OlHar.ar was lntroduced for passage on motlon of Councllnen
Mongan, seconded by Councllman Thayer and unanlmously adopted on ro11 call
of members p::osent. (In connectlon wlth Ml1l-s Cneek R€allgnmont)
RESOLUTION N rRellnqulshlng Rlght To and In Lands Ad jacent to the
Bays[ore Etg s i.ntroduced for passage on motlon of co unc i].nan
Mongan, seconded by Counc!.1man Thayer and unanlmously carnled on ro11 calJ.of members present. (State rellnqulshment of ft'ontage roads, etc.',
Bayshore Htghway)
RESOLUTIoN No. 48-56 rl.lmltlng Perking of Vehlcles on Chapln Avenuer was
lntroduced for passege on motlon of Cor:ncL 1raan ltlorgan, seconded by Councll-
man Thay€r anal unenlmously carrled on noI1 call of members pnesent.
(Two-hour: lLnltatlon )
nESOLUTION No. 49-56 rAcceptLng Gnant Deed from R. P. Etlenne Froperties,
Inc.n Fas Inttod[aEd by Councllman Morgan, rrh o noved Lts passago, seconded
by C ouncl lrnan Thaye!:. (Dralnage easenent through Etlen:re Properties)
Speaklng on the questl,on, James Hlmmel, Secnetary of the BurllngamoClvlc Impure ment CIub, oxpressed opposltion to the acceptance of ttro grant
deed, rhich, ln the opLnLon of lfr. Hlnmel, wi1} permlt Mp. EtLenne to
develop hls property ln sr lmproper procedure.
In nesponse to libr. Hlmme1., Clty Englnoor Mar r. advLsed that the Srantof fee tltle r11l- beneflt only a portlon of the Etlenne Prop6rt16s, speclf-lcaIly, 1.4 acres whlch ls fuL1y developed, lncJ-udlng utilltles and
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dralnage Lmproyements. lfo.. @rr stated that the actLon to be takea by
the Clty Council at thls tlme 1111 ln no ray affect the procedu:re }ih.
Etlenne -1111 be required to c.onform to at the tlme the undevelopedportlon of hLs property ls lmproved.
fn neply to al lnqulry by Councl lrnan Byrd, PlannLng Consultant Mann
advlsed that .Ur. Etlenne ls. not recelvlng favored t reatment in thLs
lnstance, that the land ls ready for use, and from a plannlng stand.polnt1t would be to the best l4ter-est of the Clty to accept the grant. lr?.
Mann advlsed the Counetl that the 1.4 acres ln questLon ls a separateparcol fron the undeveloped lands of lt[r. Etlenne.
fn response to the Chalrrs lnquiry, both the Clty Attorney and theClty Englneer concurred 1n the recommendatlon to accept the Grent Deed
from the Et16nn6. Propertles.
A ro11 cal]- vote on the notlon was
unanimous.
called by Mayor Rooth and declared
RESOLUTfON No. 51-56 rrEx
By .and Between the Ctty
CouncLlman Morgan Ekr o mo
tendlng Ienm of Agreement Dat6d January 19, 1956of Burllngame and Roneo Jolyrr was Lntroduced by
ved 1ts passage, seconded by CounclLnarr Thayer
and unanlnously adoptod on r:o1l call of msmbers present.
OnD INANCES - Introductl on of
OED TNANCE No. 62? ,Arendl ng ths Ordlnance Code of the Clty of Burllngane
By Repeallng Sectlon L225 of Satd Code and Ordlnances Anendatony Thereof
pnd By Ad.dLng a llew Sectlon L225 Provldlng for Through Hlghways was
lntroduced by C ouncllman Byrd fon flrst readlngo
ORDINANCE No 628 ,l Anendlng the Ordlnar-rce Cod6 of the Clt y of Burlingannof Vehlcles onByAdlng Thereto a New Sectlon L222.al Llmltlng Parklng
Chapln Avenuen was lntroduced by Councl1msn Byrd for flr:st reacllng.
ORDINANCE No 625 r?Amendlng Soctlons 1911, 191 2, 1915, 1914, 1915 and 1921ofte Ordlnance Code of the Ctty of Burllngame By Provldlng Procedures
Fon Hearlng, Appeal and Revlew of Appllcatlons Fl1ed llnder Part X,Ar.tlcle 5O of Said Code and By Beguletlng the Constructlon, Malntonence
and Use of Tenrporary BulJ-dlngsr was glven i.ts second read5.ng. 0n motlonof CouncLlman Byrd, seconded by Councllneen Mongan, sald ordinance passedlts second readlng and was adopted by the fo1low1ng vote:
Ayes: Councllnen: Byrd-Mongan-Rooth-Thayor
l{oe s : Councllnen: None
Absent Councllmen: Johnson
ORD INANCE No. 626 rAmendl ng the 0rdlnance Code of the Clty of Burllngarne
By Anendlng Sectlon !222.8 Limltlng Stopplng enal Parklng of Vehicles on
Bellovue Avenue and Douglas Avenuo for More than Two Hou-r'srr was glven lts
socord readlng. 0n motLon of Councllnan B;rnd, secorded by Cor:ncllman
Morgan, sald ordlnance passed Lts socond readlng and was adopted bythe fol-lowlng vote:
Ayes: Councllmen: BJrrd.-Mongan-Rooth-Thayer
Noes: Councllmen: None
Absent Councllrren: Johnson
CouncLlman BJrrd referred to a petltlon rocelved from ten resldents on
Chapin Avenue requestlng Councll actlon to ellnlnate all-day parklng on
Chapln Avenue, partlcularl-y betweon the streets of Chapln Lane and
Occldental Avenue. Counollman BJrr d ?ecommended that the Councll and the
ChLef of Po1lce glve conslderatlon to a mo r.e compretrenslve procedune ln
establ-lshlng parklng llnrits on clty streets.
OnDINANCES - Consld€ratlon of
IINFfNISHED BUSIIIESS - }{one
NE1V BUSINESS
1. Petltlon re: Parklng on Chapln Av€nuo
I
2.RESIGNAT]ONS-PI"ANNING COMMISS ION (A.F. Matbock & J.II. Mltchell )
Lettors rere recelved fr:om Anthur F. Mattock and Jares E.
Mltche11, submlttlng the ir reslgnatlons as members of ths PL annlng
Commlsslon. Both reslgnatlons were accepted wlth rogret.
z APPOINTITIENTS-PLANNING COM]IE SSION (E. t. l{orberg & {fn. Flngen )
Itrayor Rooth submitted the name of E. L. Norberg as a member of
the Plannlng uommisLon, and the appolntment was r:nanlmousJ-y confLrred
by members of the Counelle for a 4-year perlod end.ing AprLl 7, 196O.
Mayo:r Rooth submltted the namo of Wl1lLam Fingor as a msrdcer ofthe Plannlng Commlsslon. The appolntment was unanlmously confhmed by
Irenbors of the Councll, fcn a perlod endlng Apr11 19, 1957.
4. REAPPOINTMEMS TO CIV]L SERV]CE COMMISSION (L. Lancaster & G. Sweet)
llayor Rooth submltted the names of Lee tancaster and Grant Srrestfor reappolntment as oembers of tho Clvll Servlce Conmlsslon. The ro-
appolntments rere unanlmously conflrmed by members of the Councll.
AD JOIIRNII(ENT
Councll Byral ln lntroduclng the motlon to adJourn paid. tribute tolrilr. James H. Mltchel l who seqvod. the Clty of Bur'llngame f or many yoar:s
as a member of the Plenning CommLsslon.
There belng no fur ther business, the meetlng was ad.Jourrred at 9305 p.m.
Respe ctfuJ.ly submltted,
4-r bert K teCtty Clerk
APPROVED:
Ies YI. Rooth
liiayon
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