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Burllngame, Callfornia
May 21. 1956
CAIL TO ORDER
A regular moetlng of the Burllngame Clty Councll ras held on the above
gLven date. Meeting called to or.der. at 8:O5 p.m. - Mayon Rooth ln the
Chafu.
FLAG SALUTE
At word from Mayor Rooth, aII arose and were 1ed by Clty Cler"k Herbert K.
Whlte 1n the Pledge of Alleglance to th6 F1ag.
ROLI CALL
Pre sent - Councllmen : ^ Byrd- Johns on-Morgan-Rooth-Theyer
Absent - Couacllmen; I{one
MII{UTES PREVIOUS UEETING
The minutes of theproved and adopted
Councllman Thayer.
regular meetlng of May 7, 1956 wer€ unanlmously ap-
on motlon of Councllman Morgan and. seconded by
BIDS - STORM DRAINAGE IMPROVEiIENTS - UNTT NO. 2
Mayor Rooth annolrnced that this was the tlme set, pursuent to publlshednotlce, for opening blds necelved f o!: SToRM DRAINAGE IMPROVEIITENTS,
UNfT No. 2, li[rLLS CREEK REALIGNIUENT, wheneupon sald blds were openod
and declared as follows:
rtems 1 - 6 rncr.uslve
MCGUIRE "AND HESTER
Oakland, Callfornia $68, 94o. oo
CLIFFOBD & BODENHA}dER
Redrood Clty, Callfornla 56, 306 o OO
0. c. JoNEs & soNs
Borkeley, Callfornia 4Br 960. OO
H. T. GUERTN
San Franclsco, Callfornla 33,966. OO
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outh S
ONSTRIICTTON CO.
an Fnanclsco, Callfornla 521789.10
OSCAR C. EOLMES
Red.wood, Clty, Callfornia 55,718. OO
FLORA CRANE SERVICE, rNC.
San Fnanclsco, Callfornia 40 ,47 4 .OO
TIIESTERN BUIIDINGS
Palo Alto, CallfornLa 38, 265 . OO
TIIE toWRIE PAVING CO., INC.
San tr'r:anclsco, Cal.lfo?nla SI,455. OO
The Clty Englneer" egtinate of the proJect - $4O'S4B.OO
Bonds acconrpanled the foregolng blds.
The Clty Englneen and. the Clty Attorney uere requ€sted to novlew theblds and to subml t a neconnendatLon prion to the close of the councll-
nee tlng.
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COI{I{UNICAT IONS
1. PARK COMMISS]ON REQUEST FOR NOTIFICATION ON PLANNING I'IATIERS
A lotter dated May 16, 1956 was recelved lYon the Pank Conmisslon
nequestlng that ln the futuro the Park Commlsslon be notlfled of anyplans the Clty nay have pertalnlng to subdlvlslons, land.s caplng ofpubllc bulldings, street tr6e plannlng end p1ant1ng, etc. CouncLl
members concurred.
2. ELIGIBI,E L]ST JUNIOR ENGINEM
A letter dated May 17,
Commlssion, submitting the
Junl or Clvl1 Englneen:
1956, was necelved from the C1vlI Seryics
following ellglble Ilst for the posltlon of
Gary T[. Selb .4O Brookside Avenuo Berkeley, Callfornla
3. APPOINTIIIEM OF GARY W. SEIB - JUNIOR CTVIL ENGINEER
A l-etter dated May 17, 1956, recelved from G. J. I{arr, Dlroctor of
Pubfic Works, requestlng the appolntmont of a Junlor Clv11 Englneer to
f111 an exlsting vacancy, was concurred ln by the Councll. Councllnan
Byrd noved that Gary W. Selb be appolnt€d to the posLtlon of Junl on
Engineer, subJect to a satlsfactory completlon of the requlrod nedicaL
examlnatlon and upon the availablltty of the appolntee, secondod by
Councllman Johnson and unanlmously camled.
4. nETmEllElq OF Of'F ICER ALFRD MARf0l{ - Poll,ce Department
A letter dated May 15, .1956 was received from R. C. Theusr, Chlef of
Poll ce, advlsing that Offlc6n Alfretl Marlon has subrnltted hls retlremontnotice, eff6ctlve May 15, 1956.
Councllman lt{organ moved that tho re tLrement notLce of 0f f lcer ItdarL on
be accepted. In secondlng the motlon, Councllman Byrd commended
Officer MarLon on hls twenty-flve year servico as patrolmen 1n the
Po1lce Department and neconmended that an appropnlate comrrunl catl-on bedlrected to 0fflcen Marlon. The motlon was unanlmously canrLed.
5. APPOINThIENT OT' BATROTMAN WTTHIIEI,D . POTICE ELIGIBLE LIST REQUESTED
Actlon on the request for the appolntment of a patrolman ln the
Police Deps.r,tment, submltted 1n a letter from R. C. Theuer, Chl6f ofPollce, dated May 15, l-956, was with}.eld for two weeks. Itro Counc1.1
havlng been advised that onJ.y one man reme.lns on the current eJ.lglble1Lst, the Clvll Servl"ce CornmLsslon wss lnstructed to conduct an examln-
atlon to establ-lsh a new eJ-lgible 1lst for the posltlon of Patrolma,n.
6. APPLTCATTON TO OPERATE TAXI CAB BUSINESS W]THIIELD
A letter deted Uay 18, 1956 was necolved from R. C. Theuer, Chlof of
Po11ce, ad.vlslng that a comrLrnlcatlon has been recelved from Charles
Jacobson, glving notlce that hls buslness, the Broadway Yellow Cab
Company, has been sold to iilr. Morrts Leader. Actlon on th6 lssuance of
certlflcates to the new oftner was w1thheId, pentllng further study by
the City Coun ciI.
7. E. T. HAAS CO. REQIIEST F'OR TIME EXTENSION - Burllngame As sessmontDlstrlct No. I
A letter dated May 18, 1956 was necelved from the E. T. Haas Co.,
subm.lttlng detalls creati.ng the delay 1n the completlon of the oontractof the Burllngame. Assessment Dlstrlct No. 1 proJect, and, nequest!.ng
an extenslon of tlme to May 21, 1956. Councilman Byrd moved that the
Councll accept the explanatlon as submltted by the E. T. Ilaas Company
and that the addltlonel time be granted as requosted, seconded by
Councllman Morgan and unaninously carled.
CONCURRENCE WITH E. T.HAAS COMPANY REQUEST FOR TIIiIE EXTENS]ON
A communlcatlon dated May 18, 1956, from G. J. Marr, City Englneer,
rocommendlng tbat the E. T. Ilaas Company be granted an extenslon of tlme
to Uay 2l-, 1956' w&s r6ceived and placed on fl1e.
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o SATISFACTORY COMPI,BTION OF CONTRACT -Indus trial- Assessment D1st. #1
A letter dated. May 18, 1956 was received from G. J.
tendent of Streets, advislng that effectlve May 2I, 1956
Corpany, contractors for tho constructlon of Burlingeme
Assessment Dlstrlct }{o. 1, has completed the proJect andall re qulrement s.
Roports fron the Firo Department, the Recreatlon Departnrent,of Publle Works, the Pollce Department, and the Llbrary, forof Aprl1, 1956, were acknowledged and placed on flle.
lflanr, Super.ln-
the E. T . IIaa s
Indus tr 1a1
has fulfllled
Questloned by the C orlncll, Clty Englneer Marr advlsed that the
lmprovements were conpleted to the satlsfactlon of the Englneer.lng De-
pantment and that lt was hls necommendatlon that the contract as
completed, be accepted.. Councllman Byrd noved th&t the Councll- concur,
seconded by Councllman Thayer and unanlmously carr:ied.
10. NE]W PROPOSAL TN OPERATION OF C]TY DUMP
A communlcatlon dated May 18, 1955, frorn G. J. Marr:, Dlroctor of
Publlc Works, subtnlttlng a revlsed proposal 1n the operatlon of the Clty
Dufip, tas held for further stud.y.
11. SAN MATEO COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION HISTORICAL PAGEAM PTANS
A comrmrnlcati.on dated. ay 7, 1956 was recelved fron the San ateo
Cormty FaLr Associatlon, arurounclng plans commemorat 1r€ San Mateo
Countyts lOOth Blrthday and advlslng that August 5, L956 has been re-
served as BURLINGAIIIE DAY at the Annua1 Falr and F1oral FLesta.
Councllman Byrd stated that. on thLs occasion tho Clty has an oppor-tunlty to asslst the County.ln the promotlon of a worthyhile actlvlty
and suggested that this year th6 aesthetlc featules of the CLty of
Burllngame be portrayed.
Cotrncilmaa Uorgan advLsed that a book, publlshed many years ago,deplctlng the early days of Bu:c1lngame, has.rgcently boen uncov€red and
may be used for exhiblt purposes.
Mayor Rooth expr6ss6d hls rtllingness to assume the nesponslbllltyof rBr:rllngame rs Dayr at the annual County Falr.
REPORTS OF OFT'ICERS
the D epar tmentthe month
NESOLUTTONS
RESOLUTION No. 52-56 trLlmltl ng Parklng of Vehlcle s(one hour) wia s lntroduced. by Councllman Morgan, vho
seconded by Councllnan Byrd and unanlmously earried
rne mbet: s .
on Car:olan Avenue n
moved lts pas sage,
on ro11 call of
AWARD OF CO}llrRACT (Bids necelved - Storm Dralnage Improver,ents, Unlt No. 2)
The Clty Engineer advised that followlng a ::eview of the bids recelved anddec]arsd at the openlng of the meetl,ng, lt was recommerd ed that the I owestresponslble bldder, the _Lorrle Paving Company, be arqarded the contract,ln the tota] emount of $51r455.OO
thet tho Councl-1 concur and lntroduced for passagerAward.lng Contract for Constructlon of Storm Draliage2 (Ul11s Creek Reallgnment) to the Lorrle Pavlng
CounclLman Thayor and. unanimously adopted on roLl_
Councllman Byrd moved
RESOLUTION No. 53-56
f nrprovement, Unlt l{oc;p;til;-;6"."a"a-'uycall of members.
ORD INANCES - Conslderatlon of:
OHDINANCE No. 627 trA
by Repealing Se ctl on
and By Addlng a New1ts second ::oadlng.Blrrd, sald ordlnancefollowlng vot e:
mending the Ordlnance Code of the Clty of Erllngame
L225 of Sald Code and Ordlnance s Amendatory ThereofSectlon 1225 Pnovldlng for Ttrrough Hlghvrays i was gLven
0n motlon of Councllman Morgan, seconded by CounclJ-manpassed its second reedlng and was adopted by the
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Ayes:
Noes:
Ab sent
C ouncllme n : Byrd - Jolrns on-Morgen-Booth-Thayer
Councilmen: None
C or:nclImen: None
OHDfNANCE No. 628 trAmending the Ordinance Code of the Clty of Burl lngame
by Addlng Thereto a New Sectlon L222.7! Limlttng Parking of Vehlcles on
Chapln Avonuer was given lts seeond readlng. On motLon of CouncLLman
Thayer, seconded by Councilmar Byrd, sald ordLnalce passed 1ts second
readl-ng and was adopted by the followlng votel
Ayes: Councllmen: Byrd-Johnson-Morgan-Rooth-ThayorNoes: Councll-men: None
Absent Councllrren: None
ORDINANCES Introductlon of:
OFD INANCE No. 629 nAnond i.ng the Ordlnaoce Code of tho Clty of Burllngareby Addlng Thereto a New Sectlon L222.12 Llmlting Panklng of VehLcles on
Carolan Avenuen was introduced by Councll-man Byrd and glven lts flrst
rsad lng.
1. A.V.R. REALTY REqUEST FOR VARIANCE TO ERECT NEON SIGN
Councllman Thayer volced her opposltlon to the granting of a varl-
ance ln confflct wlth the recently adopted. Sign Ordlnanco and the:refore
moved that the appllcatlon of the A.V.R. Realty Company to erect a neonplastic slgn ln confllct therewl- th be denled.
Mr. Robert C. Baer, lnsurance manager, A.V.R. Rea1ty Company, dlrectedthe attention of the Councll to a commmlcatlon dated November 4, 1955,dlrectod to and read at a Clty Councll neotlng November 7, 1955, announc -
1ng the Lntentlon of the A.V.R. Real-ty Company to remodel tts buLlding
and prlor to whlch 1t was requested that the Oounclf flnst conslderthe posslblllty of wldenlng Broadway. !{r. Baer quoted from paragraphs
taken from the San Mateo Tlnss foJ-lowlng that Councll lreetlng ln which
one of the offLclals of the Clty etated that he would contact tr[ro
George Anderson of the Realty Company to postpone elteratlons so that
the request for the widenlng of Broadway may be studled by otheragencles. Il[I1. Baer advlsed that the slgn in quostlon was a part
over-al-l- plan and at that tlme conformed to the existlng slgn ordIn coneludlng hls statement, l[r. Baen urged a favorable declslonorder that the Realty Company may advertlse lts product and not Ihardshlp upon that company.
Cltyof the
lnance .ln
mp aose
Councilman Johnson expressed appnoval to the grantlng of th6 appllca-tlon for a varlance by statlng that the sLgn was orderod la rgood
faLthrt prlon to the adoptlon of the sLgn ordinance, that the Plannlng
CommLssion has unanlmously neconmended 1ts approval and that the Flne
ChLef has lndLcated that lt would not lntenfere wlth the oporations ofthe Flre D epar tment.
Councll-man Morgan, ln referrlng to quotatlons from the newspaper:
account of the November rpetlng, advlsed that he was Chelrman of theCouncll at that tlme but was absent on the partlcular occaslon montloned.In questionlng !{r. Baer es to rhether there had been a conferenco on th6
proposal to wlden Broadway, !lr. Baer replled negatlvely, although one
was reported to have been schedul-ed.
Councllman Byrd. stated that subsoquent to that [ovembep reotlng, it
was determlned that the best solution to the wldening of Broadway rould
be the formatlon of an assessment district. Counellman Byrd stated
that, ln hls oplnlon, the purpose of a varlarlce ls to avoid lmposlng a
harilshlp and, ln the lnstance of the A.V.R. Realty nequest, he approved
tho grentlng of the varlance.
Councl Iman tlorgan stated, that lnasnuch as nothlng has been done torlden Broadwey and that, to hls loowledge, thore ls no obllgetlon onthe part of the Council members, he w ould be opposed to the grantlng of
the varlance.
Followlng fi:rther dlscusslon, CouncLlman Morgan seconded the motLon
Lntrocluced by Cor:ncllman Thayer that the eppllcatlon of the A.V.R.
Realty Company for a vairlance to erect the proposed sign be d.enled. A
::ol-1 call vote ras declared as fo]-]-ows:
UNFTNTSHED BUSINESS
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Ayes: CounclJ-men:Noes: Councllmen:
Absent Cor:ncllmen:
Morgan-Thayer -Ro oth
Byrd-Johnson
N one
A petltlon from Burtlngame merchants to convert parklng meters to a
twel-ve-mlnute llmltatlon and to establlsh a two hour llmlt on the parklng
lot on Prj.mrose Road aird City Ha1l Lane, recelved at the last regul-ar
meetlng of the Clty Ceunsll, was heLd for further study.
2.PET]TTON TO CONVERT METERS TO TWELVE M]NUIE LTMITATIONS
NEW BUSINESS
1. ACKNOWI,EDGEIIIENT TO CHATRMAN OF IIMUSIC IiIEEKII
Councllman Johnson recomnended that a letter of commendatlon be
dlnected. to }tns. Roy Carlson, Br:r1lnganre Chalrrpn fon the recent Annual
Il[rslc Week Festlval. Councll members concurred.
2. COMMENDATION TO BROADWAY DEVELOPT{EM ASSOCIAT]ON
Councllman Johnson ftr:.ther reconmended that a letter be dlrected to
the Broadriay Dovelopmont Assoclatlon compllnrnting the nenbers on the
success
CLAIMS
PAYROLL
of the recent rKlddle Parade. rr Councl] medbors concurned.
Clalms Nos. 8606-8773 7n the amount of $1251588.66, for. the month of
May, erd duly audlted, wero approv ed and warrants ordered drawn on thoctty Treasur6r ln their respecilve amounts on motlon of Councllman Byrd,
second.ed by Councllrnan Thayer and unanlmously carrled.
Aprl1, 1956, paJaroll war::ants, Nos. 5870-6232,
wers approved on motion of Councllman Morgan,
Jotrnson and unanimously carri.ed.
ln the amount of $581660.?0,
second.ed by Councllman
BURTINGAME VILLAGE PARK IMPROVEMENTS
Councllman Mongan recommended and. so moved. that ln the Lntorest of pro-
tectlng property, and to provlde an area for smll chlldnen to pl-ay baIl,that t[e Park Department, ln colfaboratlon wlth the proper departrEnts,
be authorlzed to expend $690.OO for approprlate lmprov6ments, seconded
by Councllman Thayer dnd unanLmously carrled.
PRESENTATION TO COUNCILIVIAN MORGAN
Mayo:: Rooth rellnqriished the Chalr temponarlly to Vice-Mayor Byrd, who,wlth a few approprlate words, p::esented an engravod gavel to former Mey o::
and Chairman of the Board, Councllman Morgan, ln behalf of the membergof the Cor:noll. Councll-man Morgan a clrrowle dged the presentatlon.
AD JOURNIIENT
On motLon of Councllme.n Byrd and se conded. by Cor:ncllman Johnson, the
meetlng ras reguJ-arly ad J ourned at 9:05 p.m. Ln testLmony to Alfred Marlonr
:recently retLred Pollce Offlcer, followlng many years of servlce to theClty of Burllngame.
Respe ctfully submltted,
Herbert K. WhlteClty C1e rkAPPROVED:
IES W. ROOTH
Mayor
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