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Burllngame, Call f o:rnl, a
August 5, 1957
A regular meetlng of the Bu:r1lnganr Clt;r Council was he].d on the above
glven d.ate. Meeting cal-Ied to order at 8:00 p.m. - Mayor Rooth Ln the
Chal n.
CAIL TO ORDER
Bonds accompanled the foregoLng.
The blds wero referred to the Cl
r:evl ew and necortnendatlon prlor
PROPOSED I95? -1958 BI'DGES
I{anager and to the Clty Engineer for
the ternlnatlon of the meetlng.
PEEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At word fr.om lGyor Rooth all ln tlre Council Chamber arose and gave the
Pledge of Allegiance to the F1a8.
ROLL CALL
Prssent - Counc I lmen: Johnson-Morgan-Rooth-Itrayer
Absent - Councl,Lnen: Byrd
Counc 1lman B]rrd, on vacatlon, was oxcuseal upon motLon of Councllman
Thayer, seeonded b:_r Councllman l'Io rgan ancl un.nlmously carnLed.
MINUTES PREVIOUS I{E TING
Ttre rnlnutes of the last regu]-ar meetlng, July 1!, 1957, as submltted to
members of the Counc11, were unanimously approved and adopted upon motionof Counc l lman Morgan and. soconded by Councllman Johns on.
BIDS . TRAFITC SIGNAL INSTALLATIONS
?he Chalr announcod that this was the tlme and place scheduled, pursuantto publlshed notice, to recelve proposals for the installatlon of atnafflc slgnal- at Callfornia Drlve and Oak Gnove Avenuo and a t:rafflcslgnal and electroller system at CaJ.lfornia Drlve and Penlnsula Avenue.
Ttre followlng blds recelved, lrere opened. and declared as fol1ours:
Iterns No. 1 - [ lncluslve
Marshal-1 Electric Company
San Carlos, Callfornla $ 12,283.49
Safe Electric Company
Belmont, Cal-ifornia 11,1+I5.0o
Pnogress Electric Company
Palo 41to, Ca1 iforrria 1l+,1+35. 00
R. Flatland
Burllngame, CaI1 f ornla 12, BoL. O0
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Mayon Rooth, 1n a statement concernlng the proposed L957-L958 budget,
advlsed that lt was the origlnal lntent to wlthhold actlon untl1 the
fu11 presence of the Counc5,1; however, lnasmuch as Councllman Byrd, on
vacatlon, has expressed hl-s vl6ws both publicly and pensonally, lt
was deber.rnlned. to expedite the business of the ci ty by votlng on the
proposed l-957-1958 on tb.ls date.
Mayor Rooth contlnued by stating that subsequent to publlc neactLon on
certaln phases of the proposed budget and upon fU?thor lnvestigatlon
and consideratlon by the Councl1, sevsral revis j,ons !r6r!e now submlttedfor. approval by the Councll for lncluslon ln the 1957 -L958 budget:
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First, the contlnuation of the ten cent flood c ontrol-d:raJ.nage speclal
1evyl secondly, the retentlon of the positlon of Rec:reatLon Supe::Lntendent iand thlrdly, a aalary adjustment c omparable with that of the City of
San ldateo, plus a three percent [acros s-the-board.rr lncrease for allc!.ty employees.
Councilman Mongan, speaking
stated that the sum of $1rtproposed for the 1957-1958
excess of $15rooo.o0 shall
s Counci} Chairman of the Flnance Comaittee,
,276.OO represents the total a.moungdget, lncluded in which an amount ln.
retained. in the ltUnbudgeted Reserve F\.rnd.'r
June 30, 1958
lrnan Thayer.
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Councilman },[orgen advised that nr: substantial obJection had beenreceived to discontinue ttre ten cent flood control- tax levy and a
red,uctlon ln the tax rate appears to be unwise srrd unnecessa?y.
Counc l1man l{ongan contlnued. by stating that the pnoposed. budget includessalary adjustments that have been pendl-ng for s ome years and theretentlon of the position of Superintend.ent of Recreation. Spe akin;;
on the latter and to clarlfy apparent misunderstandings, Counc ilman
Morgan recon{ended that ihe present Superlntendent of Recreation confer
wl th the members of the Recreatlon Commisslon.
ADOPTION 195 7-1958 tsUDGET
In concluslon to the foregolng comments, C ounc ilman Morgan lntroduced
and moved the pas sage of RESoLUTIoN NO. l+8-57 rrAdo pting Bud Erl
et of theln theClty of Burllngame for th@
amonnt of $11121 ,276.00 and seconded by Counci
Counci]-ma:r Johnson expressed gratiflcatlon ttrat the flood control tax
and th6 posltlon of Recreatlon Superintendent would be retained ln the
budget, but expressed dl sappointment that several posltlons and.
classificatLons were belng e1Im-lnated and the balance of the 19[9 flne
Bonds was not to h,e expended for the construction of a draftlng plt.
Councllman Johnscn stated that 1n castlng her vote she was obllged td
vote llno . rl
A ro1l, call vote was rocordds theneafter as fol1or.rs:
Ayes: Councilmen: Mor.gan-Rooth-ThayerNoes: Councilmen: Johnson
Absent Councilmen: Byrd
The motion to adopt the budget for the fiscal period endi ng June 10,
1958 was carried by a maJorlty vote.
FIXING TAX RATE
RESOLUTIqN No. l+7-58 I'Fixing Tax Rate for the City of Burl ingame
for-the FiEcil -Yoar 19 57-1958" ln the amount of $1.8r on $1oo.oo Assessed
valuatlon, was introduced upon motlon of Counci-lman Plorgan weo moved.
Lts passage and seconded by Councilman Ilrayer.
A ro11 call vote was recorded as follows:
. Ayes: Councilmen: Johns on-Morgan-Ro oth-ThayerNoes: Councilmen: None
Absent Councilmen: Byrd
The motlon flxing tax rate 1957-1958 was thereafter declared unanlmously
car:rl6 d.
COTINCT L COi{PEI{SATION INCREASE
Councilman Morgan moved that tl.e monthly compensatlon for Councll
expenditures bo increased from $f5.OO to $50.00 and seconded by
Counci lmsrr Thayer.
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A nol-1 call vote was recorded as fcllows:
Ayes: Counci'Imen: Mongan -Roo th-fhayer
Noes: Councilmen: Johnson
Absent Councilmen: Byrd
fhe motion to lncrease monthly compensatlon for membens of the Councll
was carrled by a maJorlty vote.
COM'IUNICATIONS
1 APPROWNG Mts,IO AGREEMENT GAS TAX AI,I,OCATION . I,IAJOR CITY PROJECTS
A corn:nunl catl,on was ::ecelved from the Clty Manager, dated August ?, 1957 r
nec onutgndlng the passage of a r:EsolutLon approving Momorandum of Agree-rrnt for expendlture of gas tax allocatlons for na Jor: clty streets,traffi.c signals snd safety 1lahtlng. end the resurfacJ.ng of Broadway fromEl Camlno Real to Vancouver Avenue.
Counc l-lman Thayer lntroduced and mov6d the passag e of RESOLUTION NO.0-trAdoptlng Budget and Approving Flnst Supplemental Flemo umo gre em€ntfon Expendlture of Gas Tax Allocation fon itlal or Clty Streets" secondedby Councllmari Johnsx and adopted unanlmously upoa rolJ- cal-1 of members.
RECOiI}ENDATION AND ACCBTANCT OF BID FOR TRA!-FIC SIGNALS
The blds for the lnstallatlon of trafflc slgnals havJ-ng beon revlewed,lt was the recommond.ati on of the Clty l,tanage r that the Lld for the
l-nstaLlatlon of a trafflc s1gna1 at Callfornia Drive and Oak Grove
Avenue and a traffic signal and electroller system at CalLfornia Drlve
and Ponlnsular Avenue, ::e alrarded to the lowest bLdder, the Safe Electrlc
Compsn y, Belmont, in the total amcunt of $11r[15.0O.
CouncLlman l,lorgan introduced and mov6d. the passage of BES0LUIIoN NO. L9-57trAcceptlng Btd of Safe Electrlc Companyrr secrnded by Counellnan ffiayen
and unanimously carnieai ,rpon ro11 ca-I1 of menbers.
In response to Councll lnqulry, Clty Enginesr Mar
percont of the expenditure for the lnsta-Llatlon o
Peninsula Avenue and Callfornla Dnlve uould be bo
San Mateo.
rafa
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dvlsed that ftftytrafflc slgnal atby the Clty of
co},r,{LrNrCATIoNs ( c6nt. )
2. REQUEST FOB ERECTION OF BACKSTOP AT ]]OWAND AVENUE PLAYGROUND
A letter dated Augus t 2, 1957, was roceived from the Clty Manager,
advlsLng that a petition had been received reqrresting that a backstopbe lnstal1ed at the sma11 playground at Eoward Avenue and Vlctor.la Road.
The Ctty I'lanage r reconrnended that the matter be referred to the Recreatlon
Commisslon rlth a request that upon the establlsirment of a pollcy, a
reconmendatlon be subnltted to the Clty Council.
The Councll concureal ln the reconlnendation and theto the Recreation Comnls sion.
sub Ject was nefemed
3.RECOM,IENDATION TO DB,IT APPLICATION FOR ZONING RECLASSIFICATICN -
9L CAiI,IINO REAL AND DUFFERIN AVF].IUE - REItrTED CORESPONDB{CE
A c ornrmrnlc atlon dated Jwly 25t 195?, was recelved fron the Plannlng
Corn-"alsslcn, advlslng that subseq,rent to a publlc hearing on an appllca-
tl,on to r.eclasslfy two lots on the northeast corner end two Lots on the
southeast cornor of Drfferln Avenue and E1 Camlno Real from R-1 to R-[
zones, the Corrrnlssloa had voted to rec orl,nend the denall of sald
app11c at 1on.
A communlcatl-on dated Jttly 2$, L957, trom Edward R. FltzSlmmons, co,rnselfor Conway and Culligan, appealing the declslon of the Plannlng Coryrmls-slon wlth respect to the above mentioned request for rezonlng and a second
comnunlcation from M:r. FltzSlrmons, dated July lO, l)lJ, requestlng thatthe matten be hel-d for Council hearlng at the regular meeting of September
3t 1957 t were acknowJ-edged.
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The Ctty C1erk was lnstructed to place the subJect on the Councll agenda,
September 3, A957.
A communlcation dated August 2, 1957, recelved from the Burllngame Vlllage
Improvement C1ub, urglng the Councll to uphold the declslon of the
Plannlng uorunlssion in denying the appJ.leatlon for a re clas sLflcat ion oflots on E1 Card.no Real- and Dufferln Avenue, was acknowledged and the CltyClerk instructed to place said communlcatlon on the Cor.rnclI agonda,
September 3, \957.
[.CREEKSIDE SUBDTW S ION TM{ TATIVE I'{AP APPRO\TED (Ray Park r€creatlon area)
A conrmrnLcation clated Jaly 2), 1957, uas recelved from the Plannlng
Conrnlsslon, advislng that the Commlsslon had unanlmously recommendedthat the Tentatlve l{ap of trCreekslderr a prooosed subdlvislon of
approxlmately 1.57 acres lylng at the northwostenly termlnus of Cabnlllo
Averrue and Dnake rlvenue, be adopted.
Councilnan llor:gan moved that the Council concur and that the Tentatlve
Map as approved by the Plannlng Com.nlssLon, the Clty Englneen and the
Planntng Consultant te adopted. Tlro motion was seconded by CounclJ,man
Thayer and unanimousJ-y c arrled.
PROPOSED,IROO],I]NG HOUSEII ORDINANCE
A letter dated July 23, 1957, transmltting a proposed rrroomlng housert
ordLnanc e was received from the Planning Comrnlsslon. Ttre members ofthe Counc il were requested by the Chalr to revlew the proposed ondlnance
Ln preparatlon for actlu to be taken at the next regular meetlng.
6. RECOIfi,{ENDATIOI{ FI}IAL MAP CF ETIBINE INXUSTR]AL PARK TINIT }IO. 1
A letter dated June 25, 1957, was recelved from the Plannlng Comrnlsslon,
r€c onrnendlng the acceptance of the Final Map of ItEtlenne Indus trlalPark, Unl t No. 1. rr
Upon belng advlsed by the Clty Attorney that appropnlate documents a:re
not yet ava11able, tile matter was contLnued tc the regular rEetlng of
August A9, a957.
7. APPLICATION FOR CLOSED CIBCUIT TEIEVISION SYSTEM
A comrnrnlcat lon dateai July 21, 1957, recol.ved from Sklatron I. V., Inc.
applying for a permlt to construct, operate and malntaln a closed cLrcult
televlsLon system wl,thln the Clty of Burllngame, iras referred to the
Clty ltlanager and to the Ctty Atborney fo!: study e-nd recomnendatlon to
the City Councl1.
8. PETITION TO RET.AII{ TE.I cE\iT FL0OD CoNTROL ITEM
a petltlon, dated JuIy 29, L957,Reference was made by the Chalr to
bearlng the slgnatrues of rerchants
the Ten Cent Flood Controf lteru be
The mstter havlrg been resolved wlth the
the petltion l.ras acknowledged and placed
and property owners, req
retalned ln the 1957-1958
uostlng that
budget.
adoptlon of the 1957-1958 Budget,
cn f1L€.
o STATE CF CAIIFORNIA RECREATIO}J SURVET
A comaunlcation dated July 22e 1957, was recelved fnom ttre Bunlingarne
Recreatlon Corn-'nls si on, relatlve to the manne r ln wirl ch a recreatlon
survey may be conducted wlthln th6 clty under th6 sponsorshlp of the
Callfornie RecrsatLon CommissLon and requestlng thet the Councll appolnt
a twenty-flve person Citlzensr Recreatt on Appralsal Comrnlttee to work
unden the dlrectlon of Mlss Gladys Snyder of the State Recreatlon
Comrelssion.
Ihe Gouncll was offered the ser:vlces of the Burllngame REcreatlon Commls-
slon by subrnlttlng a l-ist of narnes of persons quallfled to pa:rtlclpate.
CounciLman Mongan movecl that the Councll concur in the request of thc
Recreatlon Commlss5.on, seconded by Counci lman Thayer and unanlmously
cerrLed.
10. ENDORSE'I,TENT HTRE TRAINING TECI{NI ]UES
of Counc l1man Morg an, who lntroduced for passage, EESOLqIIq{ NAr ll-57
seconded bl Councilman Thayer and unanlmously carr5.ed upon no11 cEfI.
11. COICIII]NICATIONS REIATJVE TO RECRIATION DEPARTMENT POLICY
A reruest frorn the Penl,nsula Dlvislon of the Californla League of CltLes
clated July )7, 1957 t for Councll endorsement of a proposed ffu:e tralnlrg
pnogrrs"m to be conducted on the ca.q>us of the San Jose Junlor College
and the campus of the San Jose State College, was concurred ln on motLon
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ItApp:roving Certificate of Completed Work for Payment
was lntroduced for passage upon motion of Councllman
Communlcatlons were reeeived frorn (1) a maJorlty of the member:s of the
Recreatlon Cornrnls slon, dated June lOt L957 t rec onnend lng the abollslunentof the positl,cn of Recreatlon Sup er,lnterrd ent; (2) Mrs. Mlld:red Grens,
Recroation Cornmissloner, dated June 18, 1957, opposlrg the abolishment ofthe posltlon of Recreatlcn Super.lntendent; (l) ttre Cormuntty Councll of
San Mateo County and (4) nume rous cLtlzens of tho City of Bunllngame,all ln opposltlon to the prooosed abollshment of the aforementloned
posl-t1on.
advlsed that lnasmuch as the natter has been resob ed by thettre 195? -19!8 Budget on thls date, the cornqmnlcatlons would.
and placod on fl1e.
l,layor Rooth
adoptlon of
be::ecelved
RESOLUTI ONS
RESOII,TTON NO.2-s Esta e
Morgan, seconded by Councllman Thayer and unanlmously carr.led upon ro11call of merabers.
RESoLUTIoN No. 53-57 "ffi.
motLon of Counc ifman Mo
unanlmously upon ro11 c
ORDI NANCES
Intnoductlon of:
qRDINANCE N0. 658 nAmendlng the Onallnance Code
Confl rnlng Amended Assessment Industrlal AssessmentBearint pnoperty) was introduced for passage onrgaa, seco r--de d by Councllman J chnson and ado-oteilafl of menbers.
of the Clty of Bunllngameting fs3klng on theBy-AaAIns Thefefo a New Sectlon 7222.19 Prohlbl
Southerly Slde of B:roadway Between El Camlno Beal arrd Vancouven Avenusrr
was lntroduced by Councllman Thayer and glven flrst read.lng.
BUDGE1IARY ITil.{S
1. Pavlng Parking Strlp, 04rt Grove Avenue, California Drlve
The Chalr neferred to the sum of S2'5O0.0O pnovided ln the 195"-L958 Buctgetto pave a parkLng strip on Oak G::ove Avernre and Califorflla Drlve.
Followlng a brlef d.lscusslon on the f eeslblllty of utilizlng cit;- forcesor aalvertlsing for bids tr enEage cutside employment, the Clty Mana8er
was lnstructed to irvestlgate and to submlt a report to the Clty Councl1.
2. Street Sweeper Purchase
The Clty Manager was requested to advertlse fo
a new street sweepor as pnovlded ln the 1957 -1to submlt hls nec onr"nendatl on to the Clty C6ung
ne e t lng.
rt
e58if
lds for the purchese of
Budget arrd thereaftenat the next regulan
3 Water Front Improvement
A c orrnunlc atl on from the itoll-and Boat Works, Bur.llngame, dated July lI,1957, compllmentlng the Councll fon includlng the sum of $10rO0O.00for Waten Fr.ont Irnprovement 1n the 1957-1958 Budget, was acknowledged
end placed on fL1e.
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I4lSCEILANEOUS
CouncLlman Thayer., J.n referr'lng to the mlnutes of the Park Commlsslon,
June IJ, 1957, relatlng tr the fallune of the Amerlcan Mete:: Company to
provl-de space for: a plantlng area, questlcned what dlsposl-tlcn, If any,
had been taken.
Mr. '.rra1ter Amstrr.lD, Park Commlssloner, in attendance, advlsed thet there
l-s a deed restrictlon and the matter shall be satisfactonlly resolved.
Councllman Thayer referr:ed to the mlnutes of the Llbrary Board, July 18,
1997, notlng that g sma1l pa:rklng additlon adJacent to the Llbrarybuildlng, had been proposed enC enterlng obJection to the remrval of
shrubs.
I{r. J. R. Edwands, member of the Llbrary Board, ln attondance, advlsgdthat no further actlnn was conterplated.
Ihe Chaln advLsed that the Chief of Pollce h&s been requested to arnsngs
for. panklng spacos requl:red.
AP PRECI AI'ION FROI{ CITY EMPLOTEES
John Drury,
Errployee s I
ad.J us tments
AP PR OVED:
CI{ARI,ES W. ROOTII
MAYOR
Chalrman, Board of Dlrectors, Burlingame Civl1 Sorvlce
Association, Inc., expressed appreclation for the salary
and the study and conslderatlon given t^ the 1957 -L958 Budget.
ADJCURNUM{T
There belng no further buslnoss, the meet furg was ::egul arly adJounnedat 8:55 p.rn.
Respectfully submitted
HERBERT WTll TECity Clerk
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