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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1957.09.16116 CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE At word fnom the Chain, Pledge of Allegiarice to Burllngame, CalifornLa September l.6, 1957 A regular neeting of the Burllngame City Councll was he1d. oa the aboveglven date. I{eeting ca11e d to order at B:00 p.m. - I.{ayor Pro Tempol36 By?d in the Chalr. and gave the BOIL CALL Pr.es€nt - CouncLlmen : Byrd-Johns on-i4organ-Thay€r Absent - CouncLlmen: Rooth Mayor Rooth, represent5.ng the rnembers of the City Councll at another meet5.ng, was excused upon mot!.on of Councllman Thayer, seconded by Councllman Johnson and unanlmously ca:rrleil. |'IINUTES PREVIOUS J,IEETII.IG The minutes of the prevlous meetlng of September 3, 1957, as submLttedto rErnbers of the Council, were unanlmously approved and edoptod upon motion of Councilnan T'hayer and seconded by Councllman l{organ. HI-ARIi.icS 1957-1-958 WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAI,I The Chalr announc ed. that this was ttre time and place scheduled., pur.suantto publlshed notice, to coad.uct a pubIlc hearlng on th6 weed and rubbish speclal assessmont to be levled upon the respective lot or parcol of land descrl-bed Ln the report submltted by the Superlntendent of Streets. 1n F1the a1l-the Councl-l Chamber a.ros6 ac. lhene belng no protosts recelved, eith Thayer lntroduced and moved the passag er verbally or. in wrltlngrCounc e of RESOLUTION NO. 51-57 sPlxt Llman ng Assessment for Weed and Rubblsh Abatement, 1957" seconiled by Counc l1man Johlson and adopted unanlmously upon ro11 ca1l. CCIIO{LN.II CATIOI'IS 1. NEPORT ON SPEED LIi,IITS ON CALIPORNIA DAIITE A letter dated September 13, 1957, was read from the Ctty I,tanager, con- c 6r:nLng speed llmlts on CalLfor.nia DnLve and aalvlslng that a new englneer-lng and trafflc lnvestlgation w111 be conducted to deternlne the appropr"l,ate spoed limits to be lmposed. The Clty Manager advlsed that a repont shal1 be subnltted to tho Clty Councl.l wlthln thlrty days at whlch tlme the Councll- may take actlon. 2. PROPOSED EXTN{STON JU}i]PERO SEEBA FREEWAY A connnunlcatlon dated September' ).2 ' 1957 t was read from Carroll D.Austln, Burlingarne ChaJ-:rman, CorLrnLtte6 fon Peninsula Highways, requestLng an opportunlty to speak on the subject of the proposed Southern Extenslon of Junlpero Serra Freeway. Playor Pro Tempore Byrd Lnvlted l1r. Austin to s.ddross th6 Council. L77 1,1r. AustLn, ln relatlng the actlvlties of the Conmlttee, advi.sed that a thorough lnvestlgation has been cond.r:cted on both Routes nAr and rBrr proposed. by the State Dl-vlslon of El-ghways, subsequent to whlch the Committae has recommended an.alternate rtRoute Cn or a mod.lficatlon of Route rrBrr. Ptr. lustln advised that the proposed Eoute rrCrr is spaced a :reasonabledistance away from the Cltles, provides a rrbufferrr separatLng the proposed freer+ay from the r:esi,ilences and causes no c onrmrni ty disruptlon. ;'1r. Arstin calLed the attention of the Councll to the pr:b11c hearlngsto be conducted by the State, the first of which is sched.rled for Septerrber 26, 1957 , and. urged that the Councll end.orse the necornroenda-tlon of the Comnl,ttoe for Penlnsula T{lghways. A 1ar.ge map, lnd.i.eating the proposed Routes rrArt rtBrr and rrCE raas d.isplayedfor further CouncLl revlew anal info?flation. The proposed Route trCt' was deflned as follows: 1. Starting on Route rrBrt at a point uhere Crystal Springs Avenue lnter- sects Skyline Boulevard between San Bruno and itilJ-brae; 2. Running 'lfest of: a. Stertlng point above,b. Skyline i{anor and SkyJ-lne Terrace ( Loma Vlsta Avenuo) co Cnystal Sprlngs Golf Course. 3. Rlrnnins Eas t of : &o San Andreas Lake,b. Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir and l+. TermLnating on Route rrBn at a polnt South of the Golf Course and norttr of Crystal Sprlngs Road in San Hateo. l,fr. Austin further statod that traffic lntenchanges sha1l be provltiedfor Route ICtr at its tennrlnal poi.nts and at the TrousCale Avenue extenslon only. A resolution, prepareC by the Citizenst Commlttee, nas subrnltted forCouncil consideratlon and referred to the Clty Attornsy for approval and. re c ommenCatl on. l{enbens of the Council were invi ted to c om"rlent . Councilm.:n Thayer advised that a personal tour of lnspection revealed to her the undesirabillty of both Routes rrAlr and rrBrr and froin her obsenvatlon, Routo [Crr as proposed., would not conflict ln any way wlth residences presently establlshed in tbe area. Councilman Joh-nson advlsed that she had been conCucted on a personal tour and that she was opposod to t.re destruction of valuable property as proposed by Routes ttAtr arrd rrBI . Councilman Johnson complimented. the menbens of the CltlzensI Corn-'nLttee on their servlce to the comrnunities. Irlayor Pro Tempore Byrd advlsed that the Councll has approached the subject objectlvely and was conscl-ous of the dest:.uction of prope?ty and the loss Ln tax dol1ars. Councllman I.lorgan refe:rred to the Counci.l minutes of June a7, 1957, wherein the Council unanimously opposed Routes rrArt and rrBrr as presently constLtuted and directed that a conmunication be forwarded to the State Dlvlsion of Elghways, requesting that a study be made of establlshing a route beyond that proposed. 778 The Clty \ttorney having advis6d. that the resolution prepared by the orniabe1nstructedtousffiunl'peroSer.raFreeuayin the Vicinity of the City of Burllngameu second.ed by Councllman Jotrns on and unanimously adopted upon ro11 call. The Chalr acknowledged the service performed by the Corsnittee For PenLnsula Hlghways and advised that copies of the Resolution shal1 be transmltted to the officlals so d.esignated in the Resolution. RESOtlrTrONS RESOTUTION NO. 5 CLtizens I Corn'alttee and noved the passag an ra nage as ement o se er a roper to be in proper for;n, Co,lncilman Thayer Lntroducede of Resolution No. 62-57 " TL,at the State of Callf- rrAccepting Deed of Dedlcatlon of Public Uti1ltytt (81 Quan-tto Acres ) was introd.uc ed by Councilman rrAccepting Permit of San Franclsco klater Departmentty lllthin City cf BurlS.ngame for. the hrrpose of Morgan, who moved Lts passage, second.ed by Councllman Thayer and adopted unanimously upon ro11 caI1. RESOLLTTiON N0. 6lr-jif rtRequiring the Clty Tneasu::er to Perforu the Dutl-es o?--ayro11 Clerli, P-escr:ibing Els Suties as Such Payroll Clerk and Flxi-ngthe Corpensation for: Such Dutiesrr was Lntroduced by Counc ilnan l,Ior.ge.n, wtlo moved. Lts passage, secorided by Councilman Johnson and adopted, unanS.mously upon ::o11 c all. RESOLUTION NO. 6 Laying a Fifty-four Inch Storm Draintr was introduced by CouncLlman i{organ, who moved lts passage, seccnded by Councilman Jchnson and adopted unanimously upon ro11 ca11. None I}NFINISHM BUSII.IESS Iilone NEi BUSINESS 1. REQUEST TO WAII E i,lRTER COII,ECTION DITRING HOLIDAY SEASON Councilman l,{organ referred to a requost recelved frorn the Burllngame Chamber of Conroer"ce, solicltlng the waiving of par:king meter colfections d',rri ng the Holiday Season. Tre Clty i'lanager and the Clty Attornoy Hore reqr-rested to determine the legality of elfudnatlng said. collections and to submLt a report to the City Council. 2.RECREATION DEPARTI'{EN? PqRSONNEL REQUESTS Councilman i,lor.gan referred to e comnunLcation received from the City Managen, advlsi::g that four employees ln the Recreatl-on Department have petitioned for a correctLon of alleged grievances. Councilman I"lorgan noted that the City i,lanager has advised. that a s'lrsey will be made and a reconmendatlon submitted to the Councll followlng a discussLon with the Civ11 Service CommLs sion. \, ,LTI -L fIJ clalms for the Honth of september, 1957, Nos. 10871+-10989, in the sum of $1o2r593.OO, duly audited, were approved and warrants ordered drawn on the City Treasr:ry in their respective amoimt s, upon motion of Councilman I.{ongan, seconded- by Councllman Johnson and unanLmously carried. ORDIIIAl'rCES 779 Payroll warrants, l,Ionth of August, 1957, Nos. 1689-2081+, In the amountof +661729,.65, were appnoved upon motLon of Councllman Morgan, seconded by Councilrnan Johnson and unanlmously carnied. PAYROLL (B:l+5 p.m. ) Councllman i,lorgan mored that the Councll adJ our:n ln testimonial to the Reverend Cornellus I{y1and, Pasto::, Our Lady of Angels CatholLc Chur.ch, who, on this date, Ls commemoratlng hls Tenth Annlversar:y as Pastor of our Lady of Angels Chunch. fhe motlon was seconded by Councllman Johnson and unanlmously carnled. Respectfully submitted, HERBERT K. WHITEClty Clerk APPROYED: Mayo::